SUETONIUS
Caius Suetonius Tranquillus.
Born about 70, possibly in Hippo Regius, Numidia.
Died after 122.
Wikipedia: English,
French.
BIOGRAPHIES OF EMPERORS
De vita Caesarum.
(On the Lives of the Caesars).
Latin: Campani (editio princeps, 1470);
• Jenson (1471);
• Sabellicus (1490);
• Beroaldo (1493);
• Erasmus (1518);
• Egnazio (1527);
• Casaubon (1595);
• Oudendorp, I–IV and
V–VIII (1751);
• Wolfius, I–IV,
V–VIII (1802; see also
vol. 4);
• Baumgarten-Crusius, I–IV and
V–VIII (1816);
• Roth (1858);
• Ihm (1907).
English: The History of Twelve Caesars, Emperors of Rome (Philemon Holland, 1606; see also
1899, I–III and
IV–VIII);
• The Lives of the Twelve Caesars (George Tully et al., 1670, ed. 1704);
• The Lives of the Twelve Caesars (Jabez Hughes, 1717);
• The Lives of the First Twelve Roman Emperors (John Clarke, 1732);
• The Lives of the First Twelve Caesars (Alexander Thomson, 1796);
• The Twelve Caesars (Thomas Forester, 1855; revision of Thomson);
• The Lives of the Caesars, I–IV and
V–VIII (John Rolfe, 1913–1914, ed. 1964–1965);
• The Lives of the Twelve Caesars (anonymous, 1931, ed. 1937; introduction by Joseph Gavorse);
• The Twelve Caesars (Robert Graves, 1957; revised by Michael Grant in
1979 and by James Rives in
2007);
• Lives of the Twelve Caesars (H. M. Bird, 1997);
• Lives of the Caesars (Catherine Edwards, 2008);
• The Caesars (Donna Hurley, 2011);
• Life of Augustus (David Wardle, 2014; book II).
French: La très illustre et mémorable vie, faits et gestes des douze Césars (Guillaume Michel, 1521, ed. 1530);
• De la Vie des douze Césars (Georges de La Bouthière, 1556);
• De la Vie des douze Césars (Jean Baudoin, 1611);
• Les Vies des douze Césars (Bernard du Teil, 1641);
• Les Douze Césars, I–III and
IV–VIII (Jean-François de La Harpe, 1770);
• Histoire des douze Césars, I,
II–III,
IV–VI and
VII–VIII (Henri Ophellot de la Pause [Delisle de Sales], 1771);
• Histoire des douze Césars (A. L. Delaroche, 1807);
• Histoire des douze Césars, I–III and
IV–VIII (Maurice Levesque, 1808);
• Suétone, I–III,
IV–VIIa and
VIIb–VIII (Philippe de Goldbéry, 1830–1833);
• Les Douze Césars (Théophile Baudement, 1845);
• Les Douze Césars (Émile Pessonneaux, 1856);
• Les Douze Césars (Cabaret-Dupaty, 1865; revision of La Harpe);
• Les Douze Césars (Joseph Estève, 1928);
• Les Douze Césars (Maurice Rat, 1931);
• Vies des douze Césars, I–II, III–VI and VII–VIII (Henri Ailloud, 1931–1932);
• Vie des douze César (Pierre Klossowski, 1959);
• Vies des douze Césars (Pierre Grimal, 1973);
• Vie de Néron (Yves Avril, 1995; book VI);
• Vie de Néron (Franck Lemonde, 2005; book VI);
• Vies (Guillaume Flamerie de Lachapelle, 2016).
Book I: Caesar.
Latin: Ihm.
English: Rolfe.
French: Baudement.
Book II: Augustus.
Latin: Ihm.
English: Rolfe.
French: Baudement.
Book III: Tiberius.
Latin: Ihm.
English: Rolfe.
French: Baudement.
Book IV: Caligula.
Latin: Ihm.
English: Rolfe.
French: Baudement.
Book V: Claudius.
Latin: Ihm.
English: Rolfe.
French: Baudement.
Book VI: Nero.
Latin: Ihm.
English: Rolfe.
French: Baudement.
Book VIIa: Galba.
Latin: Ihm.
English: Rolfe.
French: Baudement.
Book VIIb: Otho.
Latin: Ihm.
English: Rolfe.
French: Baudement.
Book VIIc: Vitellius.
Latin: Ihm.
English: Rolfe.
French: Baudement.
Book VIIIa: Vespasian.
Latin: Ihm.
English: Rolfe.
French: Baudement.
Book VIIIb: Titus.
Latin: Ihm.
English: Rolfe.
French: Baudement.
Book VIIIc: Domitian.
Latin: Ihm.
English: Rolfe.
French: Baudement.
BIOGRAPHIES OF GRAMMARIANS AND RHETORICIANS
De illustribus grammaticis.
(On Illustrious Grammarians).
Latin: Toscanus (editio princeps, 1474);
• Casaubon (1595);
• Oudendorp (1751);
• Wolfius (1802);
• Baumgarten-Crusius (1816);
• Roth (1858);
• Reifferscheid (1860).
English: Lives of Eminent Grammarians (Thomas Forester, 1855);
• On Grammarians (John Rolfe, 1914, ed. 1965);
• De Grammaticis (Robert Kaster, 1995).
French: Des Grammairiens illustres (Philippe de Goldbéry, 1833);
• Des Grammairiens illustres (Théophile Baudement, 1845);
• Grammairiens (Marie-Claude Vacher, 1993).
De claris rhetoribus.
(On Famous Rhetoricians).
Incomplete.
Latin: Toscanus (editio princeps, 1474);
• Casaubon (1595);
• Oudendorp (1751);
• Wolfius (1802);
• Baumgarten-Crusius (1816);
• Roth (1858);
• Reifferscheid (1860).
English: Lives of Eminent Rhetoricians (Thomas Forester, 1855);
• On Rhetoricians (John Rolfe, 1914, ed. 1965);
• De Rhetoribus (Robert Kaster, 1995).
French: Des Rhéteurs illustres (Philippe de Goldbéry, 1833);
• Des Rhéteurs illustres (Théophile Baudement, 1845);
• Rhéteurs (Marie-Claude Vacher, 1993).
BIOGRAPHIES OF POETS
Publii Terentii Afri Carthaginiensis vita.
(Life of Publius Terentius Afer of Carthage).
Latin: Oudendorp (1751);
• Wolfius (1802);
• Baumgarten-Crusius (1816);
• Reifferscheid (1860).
English: The Life of Terence (Ralph Schomberg, 1765);
• The Life of Terence (Thomas Forester, 1855);
• The Life of Terence (John Rolfe, 1914, ed. 1965).
French: La Vie de Térence (Anne Dacier, 1688);
• Vie de Térence (Philippe de Goldbéry, 1833);
• Vie de Térence (Théophile Baudement, 1845).
Vergili vita.
(Life of Virgil).
Version by Probus.
Latin: Reifferscheid (1860).
Version by Donatus.
Latin: Reifferscheid (1860).
English: The Life of Vergil (John Rolfe, 1914, ed. 1965).
French: La Vie de Virgile (Jean-Nicolas Lallemand, 1746).
Version by Phocas.
Latin: Reifferscheid (1860).
Horatii poetae vita.
(Life of the Poet Horace).
Latin: Oudendorp (1751);
• Wolfius (1802);
• Baumgarten-Crusius (1816);
• Reifferscheid (1860).
English: The Life of Horace (Thomas Forester, 1855);
• The Life of Horace (John Rolfe, 1914, ed. 1965).
French: Vie du poète Horace (Philippe de Goldbéry, 1833);
• Vie du poète Horace (Théophile Baudement, 1845).
Tibulli vita.
(Life of Tibullus).
Doubtful attribution.
English: The Life of Tibullus (John Rolfe, 1914, ed. 1965).
Auli Persii vita.
(Life of Aulus Persius).
Doubtful attribution.
Latin: Oudendorp (1751);
• Wolfius (1802);
• Baumgarten-Crusius (1816);
• Reifferscheid (1860).
English: The Life of Persius (Thomas Forester, 1855);
• The Life of Aulus Persius Flaccus (John Rolfe, 1914, ed. 1965).
French: Vie de Perse (Philippe de Goldbéry, 1833);
• Vie de Perse (Théophile Baudement, 1845).
Lucani vita (fragment).
(Life of Lucan).
Latin: Oudendorp (1751);
• Wolfius (1802);
• Baumgarten-Crusius (1816);
• Reifferscheid (1860).
English: The Life of Lucan (Thomas Forester, 1855);
• The Life of Lucan (John Rolfe, 1914, ed. 1965).
French: Vie de Lucain (Philippe de Goldbéry, 1833);
• Vie de Lucain (Théophile Baudement, 1845).
Version by Vacca.
Latin: Reifferscheid (1860).
D. Junii Juvenalis vita.
(Life of Decimus Junius Juvenal).
Doubtful attribution.
Latin: Oudendorp (1751);
• Wolfius (1802);
• Baumgarten-Crusius (1816).
English: The Life of Juvenal (Thomas Forester, 1855).
French: Vie de D. Junius Juvénal (Philippe de Goldbéry, 1833);
• Vie de D. J. Juvénal (Théophile Baudement,1845).
OTHER BIOGRAPHIES
Passieni Crispi vita.
(Life of Passienus Crispus).
Latin: Reifferscheid (1860).
English: The Life of Passienus Crispus (John Rolfe, 1914, ed. 1965).
Caii Plinii vita.
(Life of Caius Pliny).
Latin: Oudendorp (1751);
• Wolfius (1802);
• Baumgarten-Crusius (1816);
• Reifferscheid (1860).
English: The Life of Pliny (Thomas Forester, 1855);
• The Life of Pliny the Elder (John Rolfe, 1914, ed. 1965).
French: Vie de Pline (Philippe de Goldbéry, 1833);
• Vie de Pline (Théophile Baudement, 1845).
FRAGMENTS
Fragmenta.
Greek and Latin: Casaubon (1595);
• Oudendorp (1751);
• Wolfius (1802);
• Baumgarten-Crusius (1816);
• Roth (1858);
• Reifferscheid (1860).
Περὶ βλασφημιῶν.
(Peri blasphêmiôn / On Terms of Abuse).
French: Des Termes injurieux (Jean Taillardat, 1967).
Περὶ τῶν παρʹ Ἕλλησι παιδιῶν.
(Peri tôn par Hellêsi paidiôn / On the Greek Games).
French: Des Jeux grecs (Jean Taillardat, 1967).
Created on 19 May 2021. Updated on 9 January 2022.
