Baebius Massa
Baebius Massa († after 93) was a Roman politician of the late 1st century.
Baebius Massa was initially procurator in the province of Africa . During this time, more precisely in the year 70 AD, falls an episode that the historian Tacitus has handed down: Massa revealed the whereabouts of the proconsul Lucius Calpurnius Piso to the henchmen of Gaius Valerius Festus , who finally killed Piso. Later the Delator Massa was a favorite of Emperor Domitian and was entrusted by him with the administration of the province of Baetica in today's Spain . Since he had enriched himself as governor at the expense of the provincials there, they brought an action against him in 93. They were represented by Herennius Senecio and Pliny the Younger , who later wrote a letter to Tacitus on this subject. Although Baebius Massa had served him as an informant, the emperor did not support him in the process and allowed him to be convicted and his property to be placed under public scrutiny.
literature
- John Hazel: Who's Who in the Roman World . 2nd Edition. Routledge, London 2002, ISBN 0-415-29162-3 , pp. 191 .
- Rudolf Hanslik : Baebius II 12th In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 1, Stuttgart 1964, Col. 801.
- Paul von Rohden : Baebius 38 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 2, Stuttgart 1896, Col. 2731.
- Steven H. Rutledge: Imperial Inquisitions. Prosecutors and informants from Tiberius to Domitian . Routledge, London 2001, ISBN 0-415-23700-9 , pp. 202-204 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baebius Massa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician convicted of enrichment |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 93 |