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Suetonius

70 - 126

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Suetonius

His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2024). Suetonius is the 12th most popular historian (down from 10th in 2024), the 299th most popular biography from Italy (down from 219th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Historian.

Suetonius was a Roman historian and author who wrote about the lives of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He is most famous for his work, "The Twelve Caesars," which chronicles the lives of Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian.

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Among Historians

Among historians, Suetonius ranks 12 out of 561. Before him are Xenophon, Livy, Josephus, Diodorus Siculus, Alexis de Tocqueville, and Polybius. After him are Thomas Kuhn, Hecataeus of Miletus, Procopius, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Mircea Eliade, and Cassius Dio.

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Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 6
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 7
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 8
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 9
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 10
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 11
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 12
Thomas Kuhn
1922 - 1996
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 13
Hecataeus of Miletus
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 14
Procopius
500 - 560
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 15
Thomas Babington Macaulay
1800 - 1859
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 16
Mircea Eliade
1907 - 1986
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 17
Cassius Dio
155 - 235
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 18

Contemporaries

Among people born in 70, Suetonius ranks 1. After him are Pope Anicetus, Papias of Hierapolis, Menelaus of Alexandria, Theon of Smyrna, and Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus. Among people deceased in 126, Suetonius ranks 1. After him are Domitia Longina, Saint Sabina, and Philopappos.

Others Born in 70

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Suetonius
HISTORIAN
70 - 126
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 1
Pope Anicetus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
70 - 168
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 2
Papias of Hierapolis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
70 - 100
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 3
Menelaus of Alexandria
MATHEMATICIAN
70 - 140
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 4
Theon of Smyrna
MATHEMATICIAN
70 - 135
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 5
Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus
POLITICIAN
70 - 117
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 6

Others Deceased in 126

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Suetonius
HISTORIAN
70 - 126
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 1
Domitia Longina
COMPANION
100 - 126
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 2
Saint Sabina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 126
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 3
Philopappos
POLITICIAN
100 - 126
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 4

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Suetonius ranks 299 out of NaN. Before him are Pope Honorius I (585), Pope Sixtus III (390), Pope Adeodatus I (570), Carlo Goldoni (1707), Pope Sergius III (860), and Pope Lucius I (200). After him are Pope Pontian (200), Canaletto (1697), Germanicus (-15), Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (-700), Pope Gregory II (669), and Pope Agatho (574).

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Pope Honorius I
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585 - 638
HPI: 77.98
Rank: 293
Pope Sixtus III
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390 - 440
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 294
Pope Adeodatus I
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570 - 618
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 295
Carlo Goldoni
WRITER
1707 - 1793
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 296
Pope Sergius III
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860 - 911
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 297
Pope Lucius I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 254
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 298
Suetonius
HISTORIAN
70 - 126
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 299
Pope Pontian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 235
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 300
Canaletto
PAINTER
1697 - 1768
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 301
Germanicus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
15 BC - 19
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 302
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 579 BC
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 303
Pope Gregory II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
669 - 731
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 304
Pope Agatho
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574 - 681
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 305