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Suetonius


Born
in Hippo Regia, Algeria
January 09, 0069

Genre
Biographies & Memoirs, History, Classics


Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly known as Suetonius (ca. 69/75 - after 130), was a Roman historian belonging to the equestrian order in the early Imperial era. His most important surviving work is a set of biographies of twelve successive Roman rulers, from Julius Caesar until Domitian, entitled De Vita Caesarum. Other works by Suetonius concern the daily life of Rome, politics, oratory, and the lives of famous writers, including poets, historians, and grammarians. A few of these books have partially survived, but many are entirely lost. ...more

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“Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.”
― Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars
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“So much for the Emperor; the rest of this history must deal with the Monster.
—IV:22”
― Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars
tags: caligula, roman-empire
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“On reflecting at dinner that he had done nothing to help anybody all day, he uttered these memorable and praiseworthy words: "Friends, I have lost a day.”
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