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About Suetonius

Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs sweːˈtoːniʊs traŋˈkᶣɪlːʊs]), commonly referred to as Suetonius ( swih-TOH-nee-əs; c. AD 69 – after AD 122), was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire. His most important surviving work is De vita Caesarum, commonly known in English as The Twelve Caesars, a set of biographies of 12 successive Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian. Other works by Suetonius concerned the daily life of Rome, politics, oratory, and the lives of famous writers, including poets, historians, and grammarians. A few of these books have partially survived, but many have been lost.

Suetonius writes about Rome, Emperors, History, Biography, Early works to 1800, and Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.. Their best-known work is Dē vītā Caesarum.

On FindMyTBR we track 10 books by Suetonius, 10 of them confirmed as audiobooks on Spotify or Apple Books — including Caligula, life of a roman emperor, How to Be a Bad Emperor : An Ancient Guide to Truly Terrible Leaders (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers), and Nero, life of a roman emperor. Full availability across Spotify, Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon is below.