Suetonius

late 1st/early 2nd-century Roman historian
Person human Q10133
Suetonius
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Suetonius

Summary

Suetonius is a human[1]. He was born on 70[2]. He passed away in Roman Empire[3]. He died on 126[4]. He worked as a writer[5], historian[6], secretary[7], biographer[8], and poet[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,476 views/month, #6,718 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Suetonius passed away in Roman Empire[3].
  • Suetonius was born on 70[2].
  • Suetonius was born on 69[11].
  • Suetonius died on 126[4].
  • Suetonius died on 140[12].
  • Suetonius held citizenship in Ancient Rome[13].
  • Suetonius worked as a writer[5].
  • Suetonius's professions included historian[6].
  • Suetonius's professions included secretary[7].
  • Suetonius worked as a biographer[8].
  • Suetonius worked as a poet[9].
  • Suetonius's professions included antiquarian[14].
  • Suetonius held the position of ab epistulis[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Suetonius is The Twelve Caesars[16].
  • Suetonius is recorded as male[17].
  • Suetonius's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Suetonius's genre is biography[19].
  • Suetonius's Commons category is recorded as Suetonius[20].
  • Suetonius's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Suetonius[21].
  • Suetonius's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[22].
  • Suetonius's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Suetonius's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Suetonius's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[25].
  • Suetonius's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26].
  • Suetonius's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include 70[2] and 69[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[5], historian[6], secretary[7], biographer[8], poet[9], and antiquarian[14]. Suetonius held the position of ab epistulis[15].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Suetonius is The Twelve Caesars[16].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 126[4] and 140[12]. Suetonius died in Roman Empire[3].

Why It Matters

Suetonius ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,476 views/month, #6,718 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

He has been cited as an influence by I, Claudius[30], a literary work[31], written by Robert Graves[32].

Works attributed to him include The Twelve Caesars[33], a written work[34] and De viris illustribus[35], a literary work[36].

FAQs

Where did Suetonius die?

Suetonius died in Roman Empire[3].

What did Suetonius do for work?

Suetonius worked as writer[5], historian[6], secretary[7], biographer[8], and poet[9].

Who did Suetonius influence?

Suetonius has been cited as an influence by I, Claudius[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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