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168:, Petronius was dismissed as prefect. "They had been disloyal to one emperor," writes John Grainger, "and so their loyalty to the new one could not be assumed." Support for Domitian however remained strong in the army; they agitated for the deification of the late emperor. Dissatisfaction with the state of affairs ultimately led to a rebellion in which the Praetorian Guard, led by 140:
of Domitian on September 18, 96 is unclear. Brian Jones notes that although "the support of the praetorian prefects would obviously be one of the primary concerns of any would-be imperial assassin, ancient sources are nowhere near as unanimous as their modern counterparts in claiming" that Petronius
172:, laid siege to the Imperial Palace and forced Nerva to submit and hand over those responsible for Domitian's death. The revolt was successful, and Petronius was murdered by the Praetorians. 158: 350: 197: 215: 355: 365: 153:
simply writes that "it was said that" Domitian's wife and both prefects were aware of the plot. It is the much later author
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sing, one of many ancient Romans known to have witnessed this phenomenon.
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While governor of Egypt, Petronius is attested as hearing the
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was among a number of government officials involved.
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fails to implicate either Petronius or his colleague
264:Nerva and the Roman succession crisis of AD 96-99 332: 193:"Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30 al 299" 198:Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 16:Roman praetorian prefect from 94 to 96 AD 333: 351:1st-century Roman governors of Egypt 149:in his account of Domitian's death. 157:who accuses Petronius of assisting 13: 14: 382: 231:(London: Routledge, 1992), p. 194 266:(London: Routledge, 2003), p. 41 356:1st-century praetorian prefects 278: 269: 256: 247: 234: 221: 204: 182: 164:Upon the accession of emperor 1: 175: 132:The role of Petronius in the 366:Ancient Roman murder victims 7: 275:Suetonius, "Domitian", 23.1 10: 387: 319: 310: 302: 297: 76: 66: 58: 48: 36: 28: 21: 346:Roman governors of Egypt 201:, 17 (1975), p. 278 89:Titus Petronius Secundus 23:Titus Petronius Secundus 147:Titus Flavius Norbanus 161:in killing Domitian. 59:Years of service 306:Marcus Mettius Rufus 229:The Emperor Domitian 323:Marcus Junius Rufus 91:(died 97 AD) was a 298:Political offices 170:Casperius Aelianus 122:from 92 until 93. 71:Praetorian prefect 329: 328: 320:Succeeded by 136:which led to the 127:Colossi of Memnon 86: 85: 378: 313:Prefect of Egypt 303:Preceded by 295: 294: 289: 282: 276: 273: 267: 260: 254: 251: 245: 242:Romaike Historia 238: 232: 225: 219: 218:= ILS 8759d 208: 202: 189:Guido Bastianini 186: 105:Praetorian Guard 81:Praetorian Guard 19: 18: 386: 385: 381: 380: 379: 377: 376: 375: 341:Flavian dynasty 331: 330: 325: 316: 308: 293: 292: 283: 279: 274: 270: 261: 257: 252: 248: 239: 235: 226: 222: 209: 205: 187: 183: 178: 103:, known as the 41: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 384: 374: 373: 368: 363: 358: 353: 348: 343: 327: 326: 321: 318: 309: 304: 300: 299: 291: 290: 277: 268: 255: 253:Eutropius, 8.1 246: 233: 220: 203: 180: 179: 177: 174: 84: 83: 78: 74: 73: 68: 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 50: 46: 45: 38: 34: 33: 30: 26: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 383: 372: 369: 367: 364: 362: 359: 357: 354: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 338: 336: 324: 315: 314: 307: 301: 296: 287: 281: 272: 265: 259: 250: 243: 237: 230: 224: 217: 214: 213: 207: 200: 199: 194: 190: 185: 181: 173: 171: 167: 162: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 139: 138:assassination 135: 130: 128: 123: 121: 117: 113: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 82: 79: 75: 72: 69: 65: 61: 57: 54: 51: 47: 44: 39: 35: 31: 27: 20: 317:92–93 311: 285: 280: 271: 263: 258: 249: 241: 236: 228: 223: 210: 206: 196: 184: 163: 131: 124: 88: 87: 53:Roman Empire 151:Cassius Dio 120:Roman Egypt 62:94–96 335:Categories 284:Grainger, 262:Grainger, 176:References 159:Parthenius 134:conspiracy 49:Allegiance 361:97 deaths 244:, 67.15.2 155:Eutropius 143:Suetonius 101:bodyguard 99:imperial 371:Petronii 116:governor 112:Domitian 107:, under 77:Commands 288:, p. 95 227:Jones, 216:III, 37 109:emperor 95:of the 93:prefect 32:Unknown 286:Nerva 240:Dio, 166:Nerva 97:Roman 67:Rank 43:Rome 37:Died 29:Born 212:CIL 118:of 337:: 195:, 191:, 40:97

Index

Rome
Roman Empire
Praetorian prefect
Praetorian Guard
prefect
Roman
bodyguard
Praetorian Guard
emperor
Domitian
governor
Roman Egypt
Colossi of Memnon
conspiracy
assassination
Suetonius
Titus Flavius Norbanus
Cassius Dio
Eutropius
Parthenius
Nerva
Casperius Aelianus
Guido Bastianini
"Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30 al 299"
Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik
CIL
III, 37
Marcus Mettius Rufus
Prefect of Egypt
Marcus Junius Rufus

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