Emperor Domitian (recorded by Suetonius)

Emperor Domitian (r. 81-96)

"How pleasant it is to be elegant, yet how quickly that stage passes!"

• Quote attributed to Domition in his book, Care of the Hair, later recorded in The Twelve Caesars (Domitian) by Suetonius, translated by Robert Graves and edited by James B. Rives. New York: Penguin Classics, 2007.

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Nero

Nero (r. 54-68)

"A simple craft will keep a man from want."

• The Twelve Caesars (Nero) by Suetonius, translated by Robert Graves and edited by James B. Rives. New York: Penguin Classics, 2007.

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Emperor Tiberius

Emperor Tiberius (r. 14-47)


"A good shepherd shears his flock; he does not flay them."

• In The Twelve Caesars (Tiberius, sec. 32), Suetonius recorded the above quote as a response from Tiberius sent to governors who were asking about taxation policy. The line presumably came from a letter that was preserved in Rome during the time of Suetonius (c. 70-130+).

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