De viris illustribus
work by Suetonius
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De viris illustribus (Concerning Illustrious Men) is a collection of short biographies by the Roman writer Suetonius. This work focuses on celebrated Roman literary figures, including poets, orators, historians, grammarians, and rhetoricians. It is a significant source of information about the lives of many eminent Roman authors, with surviving fragments providing details on figures like Horace, Lucan, Terence, and Virgil.123
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