On the day before Domitian’s assassination someone brought him a present of apples. ‘Serve them tomorrow,’ he told the servants, adding: ‘ - if tomorrow ever comes.’
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#SuetoniusTogether #Domitian (13)
„‚Unser Herr und Gott befiehlt, dass Folgendes zu geschehen habe.‘ Seitdem war es üblich, dass man ihn [Domitian] sogar in Briefen und im Gespräch so nannte.“
There is considerable potential for irony in Suetonius' biographies of The Twelve Caesars.
Day 36, Feb 6, Tues-paragraph (p307) to END OF BOOK (p314)
last day of #suetoniustogether . thanks for reading along. we've done some classics: #herodotustogether , #thucydidestogether , #iclaudiustogether , and #hadriantogether . i'm thinking SPQR by mary beard later this year!
#SuetoniusTogether Queen Berenice began an affair w/ future emperor Titus during the 1st Jewish-Roman War. Her unpopularity among the Romans compelled Titus to dismiss her on his accession as emperor in 79. When he died two years later, she disappeared from the historical record. #Titus #Berenice
"Black Lamb and Grey Falcon" by Rebecca West #Blacklamb24
"12 Caesars" by Suetonius #SuetoniusTogether
"The Magus" by John Fowles
"Other Worlds" by Teffi #NYRBWomen24
L' Empereur Domitien 1616 / 1617 (1e quart du XVIIe siècle) Fetti, Domenico Musée du Louvre
#SuetoniusTogether #Domitian (6)
The expansion ended with the establishment of the two Germanic provinces under Domitian, apart from his campaign against the Chatti, which was moderately successful.
Domitian allowed himself to be celebrated, even though the Germanic peoples had not been weakened
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Domitian, killer of flies, when not annulling legal decisions that smelled of bribery and corruption. #suetoniustogether
Running out of Caesars: Titus, a musician and barrister, when not murdering his dinner guests. Collapsed of 'fever' when was 41. #suetoniustogether
Day 35, Feb 5, Mon - START DOMITIAN (p299) to end of paragraph 10 (p307) #suetoniustogether
Titus maintained that no one ought to go away disappointed from an audience with the Emperor. One evening at dinner, realizing that he had done nobody any favour since the previous night, he spoke these memorable words: ‘My friends, I have wasted a day.’
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The last day of Pompeii Painting by Karl Pavlovich Bryullov The State Russian Museum
Death arrives, here in Rome at the time of the plague. (Painting by Jules Delaunay, 1869)
#SuetoniusTogether #Titus (8)
Suetonius describes Titus as a ruler who strived for a good relationship between the Senate and himself and who repeatedly proved to be charitable.
…the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Campania
... an epidemic of unprecedented proportions
Day 34, Feb 4, Sun - SHORTISH DAY ALL OF TITUS (p291) to (p298) #suetoniustogether
Nothing could stop this flow of humour, even the fear of imminent death.
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His death-bed joke was: ‘Dear me! I must be turning into a god.’
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Vespasian
seems like if you get invited to a meal by a roman emperor, prepare to be stabbed to death. #suetoniustogether
turducken is nothing compared to vitellius's dish for goddess minerva, “The Shield of Minerva the Protectress.” #suetoniustogether
vitellius based his political decisions on what theater performers told him to do. this one, is too good. hoping he's more clown, and less psychopath. #suetoniustogether
Day 33, Feb 3, Sat - ALL OF VESPASIAN (p278) to (p291) #suetoniustogether
The Roman Emperor Vespasian taxed urine, which was valued for its ammonia content.
#SuetoniusTogether #Vespasian (23)
The Roman Emperor Vespasian taxed urine, which was valued for its ammonia content.
2. Januar 69: Aulus Vitellius (12/15 bis 69) lässt sich in Köln zum Kaiser proklamieren Quelle: picture alliance / CPA Media Co. January 2, 69: Aulus Vitellius (12/15 to 69) has himself proclaimed emperor in Cologne Source: picture alliance / CPA Media Co.
#Suetoniustogether #Vitellius (8)
~ von den Soldaten entführt, von allen als Kaiser begrüsst und durch Colonia Agrippinensis getragen; dabei hielt er das blanke Schwert des vergöttlichten Julius in Händen, das jemand aus dem Mars-Heiligtum geholt und ihm bei der ersten Gratulation überreicht hatte.
long live Otho! shorter reign = less sadism, less incest, less arbitrary murder and torture, less building of public works and infrastructure. #suetoniustogether
Day 32, Feb 2, Fri - ALL OF VITELLIUS (p266) to (p277)
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Emperor Otho on Horseback by Antonio Tempesta, 1596 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
#SuetoniusTogether #Otho (11)
69 A.D., or the Year of the Four Emperors, was a tumultuous year in Roman history. Otho (the second of the four emporors—after Galba) had ruled for just three months.
Day 31, Feb 1, Thurs - ALL OF OTHO (p258) to (p266) #suetoniustogether
Just before his death Galba is said to have shouted out: ‘What is all this, comrades? I am yours, you are mine!’
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Unknown A Large Oil on Canvas Painting of "Sergius Galba", A Roman Emperor C. 1900, France
#SuetoniusTogether #Galba (21)
„Galba war von mittelgrosser Statur und kahlköpfig; er hatte blaue Augen, eine Hakennase“
Day 30, Jan 31, Wed - SHORT DAY paragraph 13 (p254) to END OF GALBA (p258)
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Lepida, Wife of Galba, from set of Roman Emperors and Empresses 16th-17th century Aegidius Sadeler I|
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#Galba (5)
„Ausserdem nahm er die Last einer Ehe auf sich.“
Since, especially for the upper class, only marriage concluded with all formalities (con-farreatio) with its legal consequences was an option, a great fear of marriage had spread.
Would like to see this:
As praetor in charge of the Floral Games he introduced the spectacular novelty of tightrope-walking elephants.
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Galba
Day 29, Jan 30, Tues - START OF GALBA to end of paragraph 12 (p254) #suetoniustogether
I like this summing up of his demise:
“At last, after nearly fourteen years of Nero’s misrule, the earth rid herself of him.”
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