There are quite a lot of history books that describe the history of Rome.
It can be said that the "Emperor's Record" left by Suetonius is also a valuable historical source of Roman history.
There are 12 emperors from Julius Caesar to Domitian.
Suetonius himself was a person who was active from the time of Emperor Trajan to the time of Emperor Hadrian, and probably because he deals with earlier than the contemporary history of that era, the description has a strong gossip color, and now it is not so much attestation. It is said that it will not be.
It is said that there are a relatively large number of emperors who have been unfairly evaluated thanks to Suetonius, and Tiberius is particularly terrible.
I don't know how accurate Suetonius's depiction is, but according to Suetonius, Tiberius was a ridiculous tyrant with a rather terrible sexual taste, but posterity historian Mommsen denied this theory, now. So Mommsen's view is predominant.
Have a friendship with Trajan and Hadrian
Suetonis' father was born in the Equites class and seems to have been sent to the Governor-General of Germania under Emperor Oto.
The birth of Suetonius is uncertain, but there seems to be a strong theory that he was not a North African hippo.
He was close to Pliny the Younger, who is also a senator, and was also close to Trajan and Hadrian.
He is on good terms with Pliny the Younger, the nephew of Pliny the Younger, who is famous for "natural history," and when Pliny the Younger was dispatched to Butinia, Suetonius accompanied him.
During the time of Trajan, he was acting like a secretary, apparently managing official documents, but during the time of Hadrian, he took up his position for blasphemy against his empress Wivia Savior. It seems that he hasn't been in public office since he was dismissed.
Roman emperor biography
Suetonis made a name for himself in history because he was the author of the "Roman Emperor's Book" about 12 Caesars from Julius Caesar to Domitian.
As mentioned at the beginning, the gossip color is strong, so in modern times its historical value is very low compared to the history of Tacitus, and many people say that it is not very reliable.
This book was dedicated to a man named Gaius Septicius Clarus, then Secretary of the Guard, and is now a valuable source of information that remains almost perfect, although the description of Julius Caesar has been slightly spoiled. be.
Roman materials were uprooted and destroyed during the Theodosius era, and it can be said that they are valuable just because they retain their shape today.