Catonius Iustus
Catonius Iustus († 43 AD ) was a military officer of the early Roman Empire .
Catonius Iustus was a high-ranking centurion of one of the three Pannonian legions who revolted after Tiberius ascended the throne in AD 14. When Drusus put down the rebellion, Catonius Iustus and a few other people were sent to Tiberius to ask for a pardon.
The next news about Catonius Iustus is not available until the year 43 AD, when he officiated as Praetorian prefect . That year he was murdered on the orders of the Empress Valeria Messalina , allegedly because he wanted to tell Claudius about her sexual debauchery, which she had previously managed to hide from her husband.
literature
- Edmund Groag : Catonius 1. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 2, Stuttgart 1899, column 1794.
Remarks
- ^ Tacitus , Annals 1, 29.
- ^ Cassius Dio , Römische Geschichte 60, 18, 3; Seneca , Apocolocyntosis 13, 5.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Catonius Iustus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Justus, Catonius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Praetorian prefect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 43 |