 The influence behind Mussato's writing style and forms in his "Historia Augusta" can be traced back to ancient historians such as Livy, Sallust, Caesar, and Suetonius.Aspects of Mussato's history included documents in the text and vivid characterizations of the people he wrote about – all features that can be traced back to writers like Sallust and Suetonius.Mussato's history is also characterized by scholars for its clarity in the description of the chronological flow of events with clear causes and effects outlined by Mussato.