Fannius Caepio

Fannius Caepio († probably 23 BC) came from the Roman plebeian family of the Fannier and is said to have been a leading participant in a conspiracy directed against the life of Emperor Augustus , for which he had to atone with his life.

Probably in 23 BC. Fannius Caepio was accused of plotting against Augustus. Among other things, a man who was usually only titled as Murena or Licinius Murena by the ancient sources took part in this. He may not - as is often assumed - with the consul from 23 BC. BC, Aulus Terentius Varro Murena , was identical. After the discovery of the matter, the emperor did not pass judgment on the accused, but an ordinary court led the process in which the future emperor Tiberius appeared as the prosecutor. Fannius Caepio and Murena were in the absence of high treasonfound guilty. Fannius Caepio, who wanted to flee, was secretly carried out of the city in a box by a devoted slave and brought to Naples . Another slave betrayed him, so that his capture and execution succeeded. Murena did not escape his killing either.

literature

Alfred Kappelmacher : Fannius 16). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VI, 2, Stuttgart 1909, Sp. 1993 f.
Jochen Bleicken : Augustus . Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-8286-0027-1 , p. 346.

Remarks

↑ So z. B. Jochen Bleicken , Augustus , p. 346; the Roman historian Cassius Dio (54, 3) dates the plot against Augustus to the year 22 BC. Chr.
↑ So by Jochen Bleicken, Augustus , p. 345f.
↑ Jens Bartels, for example, argues against equating the consul with the conspirator, which is assumed to be certain: Terentius [I 19]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 12/1, Metzler, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-476-01482-7 , Sp. 147.
↑ Cassius Dio 54, 3, 4ff .; Velleius Paterculus 2, 91, 2 and 2, 93, 1; Suetonius , Augustus 19 and Tiberius 8; Macrobius , Saturnalia 1, 11, 21; Seneca , De brevitate vitae 4, 5; Seneca, De clementia 1, 9, 6; among others

personal data
SURNAME	Fannius Caepio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Caepio, Fannius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Roman nobleman, conspirator against Augustus
DATE OF BIRTH	1st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	around 23 BC Chr.

[1] So z. B. Jochen Bleicken , Augustus , p. 346; the Roman historian Cassius Dio (54, 3) dates the plot against Augustus to the year 22 BC. Chr.

[2] So by Jochen Bleicken, Augustus , p. 345f.

[3] Jens Bartels, for example, argues against equating the consul with the conspirator, which is assumed to be certain: Terentius [I 19]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 12/1, Metzler, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-476-01482-7 , Sp. 147.

[4] Cassius Dio 54, 3, 4ff .; Velleius Paterculus 2, 91, 2 and 2, 93, 1; Suetonius , Augustus 19 and Tiberius 8; Macrobius , Saturnalia 1, 11, 21; Seneca , De brevitate vitae 4, 5; Seneca, De clementia 1, 9, 6; among others