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If You Were Overweight in Ancient Rome, You Were Judged

Roman Empire Times 11 Feb 2026
Suetonius even speculated that the name Galba might once have meant “enormously fat” (praepinguis) in a Gaulish context ... (Suetonius, De poetis)Monstrous Bodies and Cruel Spectacle.
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The Defeat Rome Never Forgot: Teutoburg Forest, 9 CE

Roman Empire Times 04 Feb 2026
As Suetonius later insisted – implausibly – Augustus was portrayed as a ruler who“never invaded any country nor sought to extend the empire’s boundaries”,. a claim that sat uneasily with events on the Rhine ... Credits.
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Drusus the Elder: Rome’s Most Successful Germanic Commander

Roman Empire Times 02 Feb 2026
What remains is a patchwork assembled from later authors–Cassius Dio, Livy, Suetonius, Velleius Paterculus, Florus, Horace, and others–each preserving fragments of a life that must be reconstructed indirectly.
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Some of Rome’s Worst Rulers nobody talks about

Roman Empire Times 28 Jan 2026
The Roman Empire is often remembered through its greatest rulers. emperors who expanded borders, stabilized institutions, or left monuments that still define the ancient world ... Credits ... Circa 1500 ... Tacitus and Suetonius both dwell on his indulgence ... ....
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Acta Diurna: How Rome Made News Public

Roman Empire Times 18 Jan 2026
These public traces did more than inform ... Credits ... Public domain ... Suetonius remarks that Caesar was the first to order the daily publication of proceedings from both the Senate and the popular assemblies, indicating a deliberate policy of transparency.
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Rome’s Greatest Name You Rarely Hear

Roman Empire Times 13 Dec 2025
Some figures leave their mark not through proclamations or crowns, but through endurance, precision, and an instinct for action at the right moment ... Only one would emerge victorious ... One episode recorded by Suetonius captures the tone of these months.
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Gladiatrix: Scent of a Woman, in the Arena

Roman Empire Times 08 Dec 2025
Martial and Dio document female beast-hunters at the games inaugurating the Flavian Amphitheatre under Titus, and Statius, Suetonius, and Dio record female gladiators under Domitian on at least two occasions.
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The Ancient Blueprint Behind Every Modern Stadium

Roman Empire Times 01 Dec 2025
Julius Caesar lengthened the track and ran an encircling euripus (Suetonius) ... senators had the podium front (Suetonius), equites sat behind (Tacitus), and men and women sat together — a fact Ovid mined for flirtation.
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