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 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

During a visit to Africa, Vespasian was hit by rioters with turnips, according to the Roman historian Suetonius.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2022

But as to the channels through which it passed to Suetonius, we have no information.

From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.