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Suetonio

69-140

Cayo Suetonio Tranquilo, conocido como Suetonio, was a Roman historian and biographer who lived in the 1st century and is famous for his work 'De vita Caesarum' (The Lives of the Twelve Caesars).

Biography

Cayo Suetonio Tranquilo, conocido como Suetonio, was a Roman historian and biographer who lived in the 1st century and is famous for his work 'De vita Caesarum' (The Lives of the Twelve Caesars).

Born around 69 AD, Suetonio served as a correspondence secretary during the reigns of the emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.

His most well-known work, 'De vita Caesarum,' is a collection of biographies of the first twelve emperors of Rome, from Julius Caesar to Domitian.

Suetonio is admired for his literary style and detailed focus on the lives of Roman emperors.

His work has been an important source of information about Roman history and culture.

Suetonio passed away around 122 AD, leaving a lasting legacy in Roman historiography..