Suetonius' biography of Domitian in The Twelve Caesars (Lives of the Caesars), written around 121 CE. It records the execution of the consul Flavius Clemens and banishment of Flavia Domitilla near the end of Domitian's reign, without describing any broader campaign against Christians.
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Reliability Tier2
Ancient primary source contemporary with events roughly a generation after Domitian's death; reliable for what Suetonius chose to report (the execution of Flavius Clemens and exile of Domitilla) but not independent of his own biases as a court biographer, and silent on any empire-wide persecution of Christians. Citation
AuthorGaius Suetonius Tranquillus
PublisherWritten c. 121 CE
Source Typeprimary-text
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Claims Backed By This Source (6 claims)
This source backs 6 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Religious Events, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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