Punishment [by Nero] was inflicted on the Christians, a class of men given to a new and mischievous superstition. — Suetonius Copy Share
He [Caesar Augustus] found a city built of brick; he left it built of marble. [Lat., Urbem lateritiam accepit, mamoream relinquit.] — Suetonius Copy Share
If you did not know at age five that the gods are made up beings and the myths made up stories, you are a… — Suetonius Copy Share
General Quotations about Evenings Let us add this one more night to our lives. — Suetonius Copy Share
Suetonius, in holding up a mirror to those Caesars of diverting legend, reflects not only them but ourselves: half-tamed creatures, whose great moral task… — Suetonius Copy Share
“Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.” — Suetonius Copy Share
“The titles of his books are recorded as follows: The Twelve Caesars; Royal Biographies; Lives of Famous Whores; Roman Manners and Customs; The Roman… — Suetonius Copy Share
“On reflecting at dinner that he had done nothing to help anybody all day, he uttered these memorable and praiseworthy words: "Friends, I have… — Suetonius Copy Share
At a banquet Caligula was suddenly seized with a fit of helpless laughter. The consuls reclining next to him asked if they might share… — Suetonius Copy Share
These things by reason of our friendship I have not hesitated glo to communicate. — Suetonius Copy Share
Again, during a sacrifice, the augur Spurinna warned Caesar that the danger threatening him would not come later than the Ides of March. — Suetonius Copy Share
“So much for the Emperor; the rest of this history must deal with the Monster. —IV:22” — Suetonius Copy Share
