Cornelius (Prosecutor)

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Cornelius was a Roman who lived in Rome during the reign of Emperor Tiberius .

Cornelius was not a senator . He gained notoriety in 34 when he and Servilius accused Mamercus Aemilius Scaurus of alleged adultery with Livia and also taking part in magicians' events. They acted as representatives in a power struggle of the followers of Lucius Aelius Seianus and Quintus Naevius Sutorius Macro on the Macros side. According to Tacitus , like his co-prosecutor, he was banished to an island and ostracized that same year. The reason was that they had failed to report Varius Ligur in exchange for a cash payment .

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  • Tacitus, Annals 6, 29, 3-4; 6.30.1

literature

  • Steven H. Rutledge: Imperial Inquisitions. Prosecutors and informants from Tiberius to Domitian . Routledge, London 2001, ISBN 0-415-23700-9 .
personal data
SURNAME Cornelius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prosecutor of Mamercus Aemilius Scaurus
DATE OF BIRTH before 34
DATE OF DEATH after 34