History & Politics
Caesares: Quatrains III. — Tiberius Nero
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIV. — Ausonius on the Twelve Caesars
History & Politics
Nero, who also bore the first-name Tiberius, in the early season of his youth ruled with applause. Vainly thenceforth secluded in his cave on Capri, he fancies place can conceal what vice betrays.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Caesares: Quatrains III. — Tiberius Nero.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/161/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Caesares: Quatrains III. — Tiberius Nero.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/161/.
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