Titus Clodius Eprius Marcellus

Titus Clodius Eprius Marcellus (* in Capua ; † 79 ) was a Roman politician.

Life

Eprius came from an insignificant family from Capua, so he was an upstart ( homo novus ). He probably came to the Senate under Claudius . In 48 he was praetor , after which he held a legionary command. From 53 to 56 he was praetorical governor in Lycia . After his tenure, he was charged by the province but was acquitted. From around the year 56 he is attested as an augur . Under Nero he was proconsul of Cyprus . In 62 he was a suffect consul .

Eprius had a great rhetorical talent, which he used, among other things, when indicting other senators before the Senate. For the indictment of Cossutianus Capito in 66 he received five million sesterces . After Nero's death, anti-nero circles under the leadership of Helvidius Priscus wanted to accuse him of his proximity to Nero . However, they failed because he was too powerful and Vespasian knew behind him. A three-year proconsulate in the province of Asia was arguably an attempt to get him out of the line of fire in the Senate. 74 Eprius was again (iterum) suffect consul. He was also a member of three quorums of priests.

Despite his closeness to Vespasian, he is said to have been involved in a conspiracy in 79. He committed suicide after the Senate indictment.

swell

• Cassius Dio (et al. 65,16,3 f.)
• PIR² E 84
• Inscriptiones Latinae selectae 992
• Supplementum epigraphicum Graecum 18,587

literature

• Steven H. Rutledge: Imperial Inquisitions. Prosecutors and informants from Tiberius to Domitian . Routledge, London 2001, ISBN 0-415-23700-9 , pp. 225-228 .