Suetonius

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Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (75-160), commonly known simply as Suetonius, was a Roman writer.

Suetonius was an administrator working as a secretary to the emperor Hadrian. He is remembered chiefly as the author of "The Lives of the First Twelve Caesars" (De vita Caesarum), history of Roman leaders, which has been the source for many works on Roman history and is generally regarded as about as impartial as a historian of ancient times could be. It must, however, be remembered, that many of the biographies in it are of rulers who died before its author was born.

Suetonius made one reference to "Chrestus," which may refer to "Christ." See Suetonius on Jesus.

Other works

• De Illustribus Grammaticis
• De Claris Rhetoribus
• De Viribus Illustris

External links

• The Lives of the Twelve Caesars at LacusCurtius (Latin original, English translation)
• The Lives of the Twelve Caesars at Project Gutenberg (English translation)
• Suetonius and the reign of Tiberius: a comparison with other sources
• Suetonius' Twelve Caesars

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