Cingonius Varro
Cingonius Varro († 68) was an imperial Roman politician. After the assassination of City Prefect Lucius Pedanius Secundus in 61, he unsuccessfully applied for his freedmen to be deported from Italy.
Cingonius Varro was consul- designate for 69 . In 68 he wrote a speech to the Praetorian Guard for the ambitious Praetorian Prefect Nymphidius Sabinus , who wanted to usurp power in Rome . Because of this, Emperor Galba ordered his execution.
Individual evidence
literature
- Rudolf Hanslik: Cingonius, in: Der Kleine Pauly , Volume 1, Column 1191. Munich 1979
- PIR²C 736
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| SURNAME | Cingonius Varro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician of the imperial era |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 68 |