Friday, May 13, 2011
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As you all know, I am Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. I worked for Trajan, Hadrian, and possibly Pliny the Younger, who was my friend. After I was fired by Hadrian I wrote biographies. My most popular surviving book is called The Twelve Caesars. In the book were biographies of all the emperors from Julius to Domition. I also wrote biographies on Grammarians, Rhetorics, Poets, and Historians. Unfortunately, most of my books were destroyed.
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Hello, you apparently, wrote about my attempts to kill my mother. I wish that you will accept me as a friend, but not as an enemy or as a friend.
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Yes. I accept your request.
ReplyDeleteThank you for requestiong to be friends with me Suetonius. I gladly accept and will add you to my friend library!
ReplyDeleteSuetonius, I have heard some nasty rumors you have been spreading about my adultery and Tiberius' had a low opinion of my character during our marriage. Have you been spreading them? Or was I simply misinformed.
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Suetonius. "The 12 Caesars"
It is truth. In my book, I do mention that your adultery and low status with Tiberius.
ReplyDeleteNo author. Julia the Elder. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_the_Elder
This secondary source talks about Julia the Elder and mentions Suetonius.