Suetonius Gaius Tranquillus

Lives of the Twelve Caesars

Ancient biographical accounts of twelve Roman Caesars and their reigns

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Suetonius Gaius Tranquillus

Suetonius's Lives of the Twelve Caesars is the most entertaining and gossip-laden work of Roman biographical writing, combining administrative information with scandalous anecdote. It established the concept of the celebrity biography.

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