Suetonius Flashcards
1
Q
who was Suetonius?
A
he wrote biographies of the first 12 emperors including caesar
2
Q
when was he alive?
A
69AD - 130AD
3
Q
what does he say in ‘the life of augustus’?
A
‘twice Augustus seriously thought of restoring the republic…after the fall of Antony…and again when he could not shake off an illness’
4
Q
what does he talk about in (21) ‘his consolidation of empire’?
A
- he aquired peace through conquering and ‘inflicting heavy casualties’
- ‘he never warred agaisnt any nation without just and necessary cause’
- he let these nations change their hostages
- he was reasonable and people far beyond the roman empire had heard of him and wanted alliance
5
Q
what does he talk about in (22) ‘peace and triumphs’?
A
the gates of the temple janus were closed which had only ever happened twice before
6
Q
what does he say in (64) ‘his grandchildren’?
A
- he married his grandchildren (f) to respectable people yo form allies
- he raised them as ideal roman women
- he was the boys personal tutor so he had the greatest influence on them
- raised them with traditional values for their respective genders
7
Q
what does he write about octavian and caesar?
A
- campaigned together in spain and italy
- octavian hosted his funeral games where there was an omen creating caesar as a god
8
Q
what did he write about octavian and apollo?
A
conceived by apollo coming to his mom as a snake
