The Claudius reference. Roman Emperor Claudius reigned 41 to 54 AD. Suetonius reports his dealings with the eastern Roman Empire, that is, with Greece and Macedonia

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Suetonius: ad 69 probably Rome [Italy] after 122 Roman biographer and antiquarian whose writings include De viris illustribus (“Concerning Illustrious Men”), a

Information on Suetonius. In The Life of Claudius 25.4, we find the statement, “As the Jews were making constant disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus, he

Primary sources. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars at LacusCurtius (Latin original, English translation) Suetonius’ works at Latin Library (Latin) Works by Suetonius at

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By J.P. Holding| We now move to the references to Jesus in secular sources that have little value – beginning with the testimony of the Roman historian and

C. SVETONIVS TRANQVILLVS (c. 69 – after 130) DE VITIS CAESARUM. Divus Iulius: Divus Augustus: Tiberius: Gaius: Divus Claudius: Nero: Galba: Otho: Vitellius

Like those of the Jewish writer Josephus, the works of the ancient historians Pliny, Suetonius and Tacitus do NOT provide proof that Jesus Christ ever existed as a

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