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Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus | | Birth Date: |
c. 70 | | Death Date: |
c. 135 | | Gender: |
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public official, writer |
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Biography of Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
517 words, approx. 2 pages
 Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (ca. 70-ca. 135) was a Roman administrator and writer. In a life which covered the reigns of five emperors, he held various public offices and in his spare time wrote biographies of literary men and emperors. Born probably...
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Biography of (Gaius) Suetonius (Tranquillus)
4,310 words, approx. 14 pages
 There were other Roman biographers besides Suetonius; Suetonius wrote in more genres than biography. The writings that recorded his various, even odd, scholarship have perished, however, and other Roman biographers were little luckier. Some remain as...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Suetonius Summary
88 words, approx. 0 pages 69-c. 122 Roman historian whose De viris illustribus (Concerning illustrious men) played a pivotal role in forming later generations' views of classical Rome. The work, which examines rulers from Julius Caesar (102-44 B.C.) through Domitian (r....
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Suetonius Information
771 words, approx. 3 pages
 Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (ca. 69/75 - after 130), also known as Suetonius, was a prominent Roman historian and...



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10/30/2005: 1,426 words, approx. 5 pages Question: What’s an hour and a half long (without intermission), driven by Concept and set to Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons? Answer: Either of two ballets that have just had their Paris premieres. Nicolas Le Riche’s Caligula, in fact, has just had its world premiere—though I...
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 The New York Observer
Vivaldi and Deep Thoughts- The French Are On a Spree
10/30/2005: 1,427 words, approx. 5 pages Question: What’s an hour and a half long (without intermission), driven by Concept and set to Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons?Answer: Either of two ballets that have just had their Paris premieres. Nicolas Le Riche’s Caligula, in fact, has just had its world premiere—though I doubt...



Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
31,772 words, approx. 106 pages
 In the following excerpt from his book-length study of Suetonius, Wallace-Hadrill discusses authorial choices made by Suetonius that account for his literary style, examines educational practices and scholarship in Suetonius's time, and summarizes what is known of Suetonius's lost work, The Lives of Illustrious Men.
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Critical Essay by G. W. Bowersock
5,759 words, approx. 19 pages
 In the following essay, Bowersock presents a survey of works that attest to eighteenth-century scholarly and literary interest in Suetonian-styled biography.
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