Domitian The history of Caesars that Suetonius provides us with is one of the most important pieces of work regarding the specific Caesars he wrote about. So much so that almost all historians today refer to Suetonius when discussing one of the twelve Caesars that he covers. ... Many historians have worked to correct his biases, but in many cases his biases can show how a majority of Romans may have felt or believed in regards to the Caesars. ... Especially in enforcing the Lex Julia de adultriss of Augustus. ...

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The emperor Augustus sought to preserve the pietas and virtus of the knight class and Roman senate by forbidding them to participate in gladiatorial combat. ... The top gladiators, charioteers and actors were folk heroes, and the power of their universal appeal was recognised and exploited by politicians and emperors such as Julius Caesar, Augustus and Nero, who used games to manipulate a sometimes volatile public, whether to pacify or reassure at times of crisis or to achieve political ends. ...

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