Suetonius

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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.

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	The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius, Michael Grant (Introduction), Robert Graves (Translation) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 5,814 ratings — published 121 — 105 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Julius/Augustus/Tiberius/Gaius/Caligula (Lives of the Caesars 1) by Suetonius, John C. Rolfe (Editor), K.R. Bradley (Revised by) 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 65 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Claudius/Nero/Galba/Otho/Vitellius/Vespasian/Titus/Domitian/Lives of Illustrious Men/Grammarians & Rhetoricians (lives of the caesars 2) 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1914 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Domitian: The Lives of the Twelve Caesars 12 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Divus Augustus 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero: De vita Caesarum libri 3-6 by Suetonius, Joseph B. Pike (editor) 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nero by Suetonius, Brian Warmington (Editor) 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1977 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caius Caligula: The Lives of the Caesars 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Otho and Vitellius: The Lives of the Twelve Caesars 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Galba and Vespasian: The Lives of the Twelve Caesars 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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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“The die is cast.
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― Suetonius

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“Hail, Caesar, those who are about to die salute thee.
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