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Did Tacitus and Suetonius paths cross.

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Did Tacitus and Suetonius paths cross.
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07-01-2009, 06:50 PM
Quote:Did there paths cross at any point and did they know about each other work.
They are connected through Pliny the Younger, who was a friend of Tacitus and the literary patron of Suetonius. It is very likely that Tacitus and Suetonius knew each other.
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Re: Did Tacitus and Suetonius paths cross. - by Jona Lendering - 07-01-2009, 06:50 PM

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