Decrius Calpurnianus
Decrius Calpurnianus († autumn 48 AD) was a Roman knight of the early Imperial period .
Decrius Calpurnianus was prefect of the fire watch. According to the Roman historian Tacitus , like several other distinguished Romans , he was executed as a confidante of the adultery that the Empress Valeria Messalina had committed with the young senator Gaius Silius , in AD 48.
literature
- Arthur Stein : Decrius 2. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IV, 2, Stuttgart 1901, Sp. 2306.
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SURNAME | Decrius Calpurnianus |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | roman knight |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |
DATE OF DEATH | 48 |