c. AD 120

Suet. Vit.

The Life of Vitellius

Of the origin of the Vitellii different and widely varying accounts are given, some saying that the family was ancient and noble, others that it was new and obscure, if not of mean extraction. I should believe that these came respectively from the flatterers and detractors of the emperor, were it not for a difference of opinion about the standing of the family at a considerably earlier date. We…Read now

Author: Suetonius
Chapters: 1-18
Translator: J. C. Rolfe

The Life of Vitellius

Suetonius

translated by J. C. Rolfe