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Titus Clodius Eprius Marcellus

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the condemnation of Eprius would have involved a number of other senators. In December 69, when Vespasian had just gained victory in the civil war of that year, Helvidius, as praetor-elect, attacked Eprius's former conduct in the Senate; Eprius defended himself vigorously as one of those loyal servants "who had striven to serve the State under bad Emperors". It was, he said, "all very well to emulate
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At the trial of Thrasea Paetus on a trumped-up charge of treason Eprius was the principal prosecutor, asserting that Thrasea was a traitor to Roman tradition and religion. This was held against him by Thrasea's son-in-law Helvidius Priscus, who in 68 impeached Eprius, but later dropped the charge, as
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In the sequel Eprius rose to become one of Vespasian's closest friends and advisers. He could boast of membership in two of the most prestigious priesthoods of Imperial Rome, the
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for the rare nomen Eprius are Marcus and Lucius. Despite that many Marci Clodii are known, Olli Salomies finds this theory "very likely".
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against the Flavian dynasty. Arraigned before the senate and condemned, Eprius cut his own throat with a razor.
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K. R. Bradley, "The career of Titus Clodius Eprius Marcellus, cos. II A. D. 74: Some possibilities",
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suggested that he was born an Eprius M.f. who was adopted by a T. Clodius; the only two
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in fortitude: but one was only a senator, and they had all been slaves together."
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for a day – the last day of the year 48. According to an inscription recovered at
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of September–December 62 as the colleague of Quintus Junius Marullus.
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He may have benefited from the patronage of the Emperor
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Index

Roman senator
consul
Stoic
Thrasea Paetus
Helvidius Priscus
Nero
Vespasian
homo novus
Capua
tribe
Capua
Naples
Ronald Syme
Claudius
Lucius Vitellius
praetor
Paphos
legate
Lycia et Pamphylia
proconsul
Cyprus
suffect consul
nundinium
Brutus
Cato
sodales Augustales
augur
Proconsulate of Asia
Quintus Petillius Cerialis
Vitellian

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