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Also known as Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, Suetone Tranquile, Suétone, Svetonio, Caius Suetonius Tranquillus, Gaio Svetonio Tranquillo, Sueton, Sveton
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (), commonly referred to as Suetonius ( ; – after AD 122), was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire. His most important surviving work is De vita Caesarum, commonly known in English as The Twelve Caesars, a set of biographies of 12 successive Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian. Other works by Suetonius concerned 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 have been lost.
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Suetonius was a Roman historian who lived during the early Imperial era and is best known for writing *The Twelve Caesars*, a biographical work covering twelve successive Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian. His writings, which also addressed Roman daily life, politics, and famous literary figures, are important historical sources, though many of his works have been lost to time.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca. 69
- Died
- ca. 122
- Works
- 543
Top works
- Caii Suetonii Tranquilli Opera, & in illa commentarius Samuelis Pitisci
- Caius Suetonius Tranquillus
- Lebensbeschreibungen berühmter Römer in vier Bc̈hern
- Caivs Svetonivs Tranquillus
- C. Suetonii Tranquilli vita divi Claudii
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 54
- Total plays
- 518
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to 수에토니우스, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
