Celer (Eques)
Celer was a Roman knight who was executed under Emperor Domitian around 91 AD .
Celer was accused of unchastity ( Crimen incesti ) with a vestal virgin and found guilty according to sacral law in a procedure chaired by the princeps , in his exercise of office as supreme priest ( pontifex maximus ) .
After also sentenced to death Cornelia buried alive had been Celer was on the traditionally Comitium with a flagrum to death scourged .
literature
- Rudolf Hanslik : Celer II 4th In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 1, Stuttgart 1964, column 1100.
- Arthur Stein : Celer 4 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 2, Stuttgart 1899, Sp. 1869.
Remarks
- ↑ Pliny the Younger , epistulae 4, 11, 6-13; Suetonius , Domitian 8, 4.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Celer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | roman knight |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century |
| Place of death | Rome |