The Life of Vitellius

In this audiobook, listeners explore the biography of Aulus Vitellius, a Roman emperor, as chronicled by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, who lived approximately five decades after Vitellius's reign. Drawing on the accounts of historians Tacitus and Cassius Dio, Suetonius paints a vivid picture of Vitellius as an indolent and gluttonous leader deemed unworthy of power. The biography is part of Suetonius's larger work, De Vita Caesarum, which delves into the lives of various Roman emperors.