Urbem neque pro maiestate imperii ornatam et inundationibus… - Suetonius

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Urbem neque pro maiestate imperii ornatam et inundationibus incendiisque obnoxiam excoluit adeo, ut iure sit gloriatus marmoream se relinquere, quam latericiam accepisset.

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Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (c. 69–after 122 AD) was a Roman historian. Among his surviving works are some thumbnail sketches of the lives of Roman grammarians, rhetoricians and poets, but he is best known for his De Vita Caesarum, often known in English as The Twelve Caesars.

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Native Name: Caius Suetonius Tranquillus

Alternative Names: Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus • Suetone Tranquile • Suétone • Svetonio • Gaio Svetonio Tranquillo • Sueton • Sveton • C. Suetonius Tranquillus • Suetone • Tranquillus Suetonius

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Non temere in quemquam nisi crebris et minutis ictibus animadverti passus est, perpetuo notoque iam praecepto: "Ita feri ut se mori sentiat."

Aware that the city was architecturally unworthy of her position as capital of the Roman Empire, besides being vulnerable to fire and river floods, Augustus so improved her appearance that he could justifiably boast: "I found Rome built of bricks; I leave her clothed in marble."

Qualis artifex pereo!

Urbem neque pro maiestate imperii ornatam et inundationibus incendiisque obnoxiam excoluit adeo, ut iure sit gloriatus marmoream se relinquere, quam … - Suetonius

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