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The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. The work, written in AD 121 during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, was the most popular work of Suetonius, at that time Hadrian's personal secretary, and is the largest among his surviving writings. The Twelve Caesars is considered very significant in antiquity and remains a primary source on Roman history.

Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (c. 69-after 122 CE) was a Roman historian and writer who served in the imperial administration during the reigns of the emperor Hadrian. His most famous work, The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, provides detailed biographies of the Roman emperors from Julius Caesar through Domitian. Suetonius combined historical records with vivid anecdotes, producing some of the most enduring portraits of leadership and power in the ancient world.