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Suetonius

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in Hippo Regia, Algeria

January 07, 0069

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Biographies & Memoirs, History, Classics

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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) 4.01 avg rating — 19,812 ratings — published 121 — 645 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Caligula (The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, #4) 3.63 avg rating — 990 ratings — published 120 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Caesar (The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 848 ratings — published 121 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Lives of the Caesars, Volume I by Suetonius, J.C. Rolfe (Translator), K.R. Bradley (Introduction) 4.31 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 120 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Augustus (The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1883 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	How to Be a Bad Emperor: An Ancient Guide to Truly Terrible Leaders by Suetonius, Josiah Osgood (Contributor) 3.49 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, #6) by Suetonius, Brian Warmington (Editor) 3.88 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 140 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1981 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, #5) 3.90 avg rating — 93 ratings — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Lives of the Caesars, Volume II by Suetonius, J.C. Rolfe (Translator) 4.19 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 120 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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The Lives of the Twelve Caesars (15 books)
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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.”
― Suetonius

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July 2022 Old School Classics Read

The Bostonians by Henry James, 1886, 460pp

52 votes, 22.8%

The Ladies' Paradise by Émile Zola, 1883, 438pp

42 votes, 18.4%

The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1762, 168pp

40 votes, 17.5%

The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope, 1894, 140pp

27 votes, 11.8%

The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan, 1405, 281pp

26 votes, 11.4%

The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius, 121, 363pp

21 votes, 9.2%

The Torture Garden by Octave Mirbeau, 1899, 122pp

20 votes, 8.8%

228 total votes

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