Suetonius - Wikipedia Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs sweːˈtoːniʊs traŋˈkᶣɪlːʊs]), commonly referred to as Suetonius ( swɪˈtoʊniəs ⓘ swih-TOH-nee-əs; c AD 69 – after AD 122), [2] was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire
Suetonius | Biography, Lives of the Caesars, Facts | Britannica Suetonius (born 69 CE, probably Rome [Italy]—died after 122) was a Roman biographer and antiquarian whose writings include De viris illustribus (“Concerning Illustrious Men”), a collection of short biographies of celebrated Roman literary figures, and De vita Caesarum (Lives of the Caesars)
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, by C. Suetonius Tranquillus; The plan adopted by Suetonius in his Lives of the Twelve Caesars, led him to be more diffuse on their personal conduct and habits than on public events He writes Memoirs rather than History
The Enduring Legacy of Suetonius, Rome’s Most Controversial Biographer Suetonius captures the moral and cultural expectations of Roman leadership, including what Romans admired, what they feared, and how they judged the powerful His biographies offer unique insight into how emperors were remembered, discussed, and morally assessed by contemporaries
Suetonius - World History Encyclopedia Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (c 69 – c 130 140 CE), better known simply as Suetonius, was a Roman writer whose most famous work is his biographies of the first 12 Caesars
Roman Historian Suetonius - World History Edu Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, known as Suetonius, was a Roman historian and biographer whose works have significantly contributed to our understanding of the Roman Empire