Assignment
Primary source: Suetonius - The Life of Julius Caesar
1. What is the main idea Suetonius is trying to communicate in The Life of Julius Caesar?
2. What is the author's bias? Is this a negative or positive portrayal of Caesar? What might
3. What was the context in which Suetonius was writing? Where and when was this document written, and what was going on at that time?
4. Who was the intended audience for The Life of Julius Caesar?
5. Can you link The Life of Julius Caesar to other things you've learned about, either in class or elsewhere? How might this source add to our understanding of history?