Tiberius Claudius Zosimus
Tiberius Claudius Zosimus lived in the 1st century and was a freedman ( libertus ) of the emperor Claudius or the emperor Nero . He served at the imperial court, where he was appointed head of the imperial taster ( procurator praegustatorum Imperatoris ). Tiberius Claudius Zosimus is known from the grave inscription from the year 83, which was found in today's Mainz. He was in the entourage of Emperor Domitian , who was preparing a campaign against the Chatti in Mogontiacum . The bones of Tiberius Claudius Zosimus were later transferred to Rome, where a second grave inscription was placed on him by his relatives.
literature
- Oliver Schipp: Slaves and freedmen in Mainz during the Roman Empire , ed. Philipp von Zabern, Darmstadt 2013, pp. 75–116, here p. 88
Web links
- Classification of inscriptions , epitaph of Zosimus (4.N.90)
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zosimus, Tiberius Claudius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Claudius Zosimus, Tiberius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Freedman of the Emperor Claudius or the Emperor Nero |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century |
| Place of death | Mogontiacum |