The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius

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Name

The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius

Description

The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. The group are: Julius Caesar (d. 44 BCE), Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian (d. 96 CE). The work, written in 121 CE during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, was the most popular work of Suetonius, at that time Hadrian's personal secretary, and is the largest among his surviving writings.

Types

Historical source

Author

Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus

Source category

Primary source

Web URL

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/6400/6400-h/6400-h.htm http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/e/roman/texts/suetonius/12caesars/home.html