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Strabo on Alexander and the Brahmans

In India, Alexander the Great (or his representative Onesicritus) had an interview with the Brahman sages, who lived near Taxila. One of these people, a man named Calanus (Indian Kalyana), followed the conqueror to the west, where he died. The…

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Strabo on Tyre

At the beginning of our era, the Greek scientist Strabo of Amasia published his Geography, which includes the following description of Tyre. Geography 16.2.23 is offered here in the translation by H. L. Jones.

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Suetonius on Otho and Laetus

In his Life of Otho, section 10, Suetonius gives us a brief glimpse of the history of his family. He tells how his father, Suetonius Laetus, was present when the emperor decided to commit suicide after the lost battle of…

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Suetonius, Caesar's Funeral

Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (c.71-c.135): Roman scholar and official, best-known as the author of the Lives of the Twelve Caesars.On 15 March 44 BCE, the Roman dictator Julius Caesar was murdered. A few days later, he was cremated on the Roman…

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