Sentences with 'biographers'

Example sentences and phrases with the word biographers and other words derived from it.

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« Since it was other elite Romans (albeit many years later) who became their biographers, at present we cannot help but take a biased view of their conduct. »
« According to biographers, Caligula quickly gained a reputation for cruelty and megalomania, enjoying executions (or simple assassinations) as forms of entertainment and spending vast sums on spectacles of power. »
« In turn, the two most important biographers, Tacitus and Suetonius, detested the actions and character of the Julian emperors, so their accounts are riddled with scandalous anecdotes that may or may not have any basis in historical truth. »
« In 800, Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope, Leo III. Although Charlemagne's biographers claimed that this came as a surprise to Charlemagne, it was quite the opposite; Charlemagne completely dominated Leo III and sought to use the prestige of the imperial title to cement his power. »

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