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The main subject of the episode - described as 'his great collection of biographies' covering twelve Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian. The hosts discuss this ancient work extensively as one of the most celebrated biographies from the ancient world.

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Mentioned alongside Suetonius's work as 'the biographies written by Plutarch' - described as among 'the most celebrated of all the biographies that we've received from the ancient world.'

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Referenced when discussing Suetonius's influence: 'Einhard, the great biographer of Charlemagne, is very influenced by Suetonius and models his biography of Charlemagne on that of Augustus.'

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Discussed as a novel that Robert Graves created using 'the raw material from the Twelve Caesars' - noted that Graves also translated the previous Penguin edition of Suetonius's Lives.

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Mentioned alongside I, Claudius as the companion novel: 'Robert Graves obviously turned the raw material from the Twelve Caesars into his novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God.'

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Referenced as a historical source about Suetonius's life: 'we also know from the letters of Pliny the Younger... that Suetonius is part of Pliny the Younger's set' - described as providing accounts of the eruption of Vesuvius.