Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Suetonius
Born: 70
Died: 126 (aged 56)
Bio: Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly known as Suetonius, was a Roman historian belonging to the equestrian order who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire.
Known for:
- The Twelve Caesars (121 AD)
- Galba, Otho, Vitellius
- C. Suetonius Tranquillus
- De viris illustribus
- Divus Augustus
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