Suetonius

[ swi-toh-nee-uh s ]
/ swɪˈtoʊ ni əs /

noun

Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus,a.d. 75–150, Roman historian.

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Suetonius
/ (swiːˈtəʊnɪəs) /

noun

full name Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. 75–150 ad, Roman biographer and historian, whose chief works were Concerning Illustrious Men and The Lives of the Caesars (from Julius Caesar to Domitian)
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