Suetonius

American  

[swi-toh-nee-uhs] / swɪˈtoʊ ni əs /

noun

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

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Suetonius British  

/ swiːˈtəʊnɪəs /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Suetonius recorded that Julius Caesar was “somewhat overnice in the care of his person,” and Elizabethan courtiers sported particolored slashed sleeves, but the dandy is a modern, urban phenomenon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Suetonius detailed Emperor Domitan’s nighttime events, highlighting the grotesqueness of gladiatrices fighting in the shadows.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024

Suetonius wrote that he cried out, “Qualis artifex pereo!”

From Scientific American • Aug. 9, 2023

The hall’s eventual ruins, which were later attested to as a latrine by the historian Suetonius, are located near and around the square.

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Is not the historian, justly indignant at the injustice done by Suetonius and others to Claudius, inclined to press down the balance too heavily in his favour?

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)