SUETONIUS GALBA 1: BEGINNING OR ENDING?

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  • Author(s): POWER, TRISTAN J.
  • Source:
    Classical Philology. Apr2009, Vol. 104 Issue 2, p216-220. 5p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Roman emperors; Suetonius, ca. 69-ca. 122; Literature; Syme, Ronald; Biographies; Kings & rulers; Authors; History
    • Subject Terms:
      Rome
    • Abstract:
      The article presents information on literature related to Caesars. It is stated that the descendants of the Caesars ended with Nero. In his "Tacitus" Ronald Syme stated that the last six biographies of Suetonius' Caesars which are thought to form the final two of eight books, were not a part of the author's original design. In two later papers, Syme modified his theory, with no less reservation or characteristic brevity. In both theories, he stated that what now stands as the beginning of Galba may have originally been at the end of the account of Nero.