CLAS 160B1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Augustan History, Praetorian Guard, Praetorian Prefect
4 Nov 2016
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Means the augustan history, ttle of modern invention. Collection of the roman emperor bios that controls suetonius (ad 117-285, minus. Written by one author, likely at the end of the 4th century ad/ beginning of the 5t century ad. Many of the major biographies are based on another set of lives = they are largely credible. Author used reliable 2nd/3rd century historians for certain other parts of the work. Good cause for literary tastes, ideals of roman elite. Manuscript records six different authors writing over two distinct periods. Mostly invented lives of controllers an dorpers. Fake documents included: at least 130 of them. Decaled emperor and then later killed by praetorian guard (same people that forced the senate to accept him) Won the auction of the empire by the praetorian guard. Two months later executed by the senate. Ad 193 british, danubian and syrian legions revolts, name own emperors. Ad 193 year of the 5 employees.
