Plautius Lateranus
Plautius Lateranus († 65 in Rome ) was a Roman senator of the early imperial era . The land on which the Lateran was built belonged to his family.
Lateranus, a member of the gens Plautia , was a nephew of the first governor of Britain , Aulus Plautius . Quintus Plautius , who held the consulate in 36, was probably his father. Little is known about his official career , but he played a role in two major scandals in 1st century Rome.
According to the historian Tacitus , Lateranus was one of the numerous lovers of the Emperor Messalina . Her husband Claudius did not have him executed in 48 - unlike other bedfellows of his wife such as Mnester - because of the great merits of his uncle, only expelled from the Senate. Nero , the adopted son and successor of Claudius, allowed Lateranus to be reassigned to the committee at the beginning of his reign, in 55, as a gesture of benevolence towards the senators.
As consul-designate, Lateranus was one of the leading figures in the Pisonian conspiracy in 65 . He was supposed to approach Nero as a supplicant and then pull him to the ground and hold onto him so that his co-conspirators could kill him. However, the conspiracy was exposed and those involved (but also bystanders who, like Seneca, had aroused the emperor's displeasure) were severely punished. Lateranus was taken to a place of execution for slaves and beheaded there without being able to say goodbye to his family .
Lateranus is from Juvenal in Satire depicted as uncouth-nothing, who is racing his car through Rome and in dive bars hanging around. Where his palace was located, the Lateran Basilica was built in the 4th century .
literature
- Michèle Ducos: Lateranus (Q. Plautius) . In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques . tape 4 . CNRS Éditions, Paris 2005, ISBN 2-271-06386-8 , pp. 83 .
- Werner Eck : Plautius [II 8]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 9, Metzler, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-476-01479-7 , Sp. 1117.
- Klaus Wachtel: Plautius Lateranus (P 468) . In: Leiva Petersen , Klaus Wachtel (ed.): Prosopographia Imperii Romani . 2nd Edition. tape 6 . de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1998, ISBN 3-11-015048-4 , p. 188 f .
Remarks
- ↑ Relationship: Tacitus , Annalen 11,36,4 .
- ^ Lovers of Messalina: Tacitus, Annalen 11,30,2 ; 11.36.4 .
- ↑ Exclusion and reopening: Tacitus, Annalen 13,11,2 .
- ↑ Leading head: Tacitus, Annalen 15,49,3 .
- ↑ Assassination plan : Tacitus, Annalen 15,53,2 .
- ↑ Execution: Tacitus, Annalen 15,60,1 ; Arrian , doctrinal conversations 1,1,19.
- ↑ Drifters: Juvenal, Satires 8 .
- ↑ Palace: Juvenal, Satires 10 ; Jerome , letters 77.4. These Reinhard Förtsch : Domus Laterani. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 3, Metzler, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-476-01473-8 , column 766.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Plautius Lateranus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lateranus, Plautius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician in the time of Nero |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 65 |
| Place of death | Rome |