“Punishment [by Nero] was inflicted on the Christians, a class of men given to a new and mischievous superstition.”
Quote by Suetonius
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Suetonius: Lives of the Caesars, book V-VIII ; Lives of illustrious men
Suetonius's "Lives of the Caesars" is a biographical work detailing the lives of the Roman emperors. The fifth through eighth books focus on specific emperors. "Lives of Illustrious Men" is a separate work that includes biographies of notable individuals from various periods of Roman history. more
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