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Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus ( 69 or 70 AD - after 130 AD ) or known as '''Suetonius''' was a prominent Roman historian. LIFE He was the son of Suetonius Laetus who probably came from Hippo Regius ( Annaba , Algeria ). Laetus was an Equestrian who served as a regular colonel and took part in the first Battle Of Bedriacum for the Emperor Otho and against the future Emperor Vitellius in AD 69 . Suetonius was a close friend to Senator and Historian Pliny The Younger . Pliny describes him as quiet and studious, a man dedicated to writing. Pliny helped him buy a small property in Italy and interceded with the Emperor Trajan to grant Suetonius immunities usually granted to a father of three, the '' Jus Trium Liberorum '', even though Suetonius never married or had any children. Through Pliny, Suetonius came into favor with Trajan and Hadrian . Suetonius served on Pliny’s staff when Pliny was Proconsul of Bithynia Pontus (northern Asia Minor ) between 110 and 112 . Under Trajan he served a secretariat of studies (precise functions are uncertain) and a directorate of Imperial libraries. Under Hadrian, he became his imperial secretary. In 122 , Hadrian dismissed him for disrespectful behaviour towards Empress Vibia Sabina . Suetonius may have later regained imperial favor under Hadrian and returned to his position. This hypothesis is based on the suggestion that ''Office of State'' was one of his last works, and that the subject was chosen to reflect Hadrian's administrative reforms. However, there is no certain evidence for a public career after 122. WORKS Twelve Caesars See Also: Lives of the Twelve Caesars He is mainly remembered as the author ''The Twelve Caesars'' (also known as ''Lives of the Caesars''), his only extant work except for the fragments noted below. The Twelve Caesars, probably written in Hadrian's time, is a biography of the Roman Empire's first leaders who were: Julius Caesar (the first few chapters are missing), Augustus , Tiberius , Caligula , Claudius , Nero , Galba , Otho , Vitellius , Vespasian , Titus and Domitian . The book was dedicated to a friend Gaius Septicius Clarus, a Prefect of the Praetorian Guard in 119 . Other works Fragments extant
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