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Titus Petronius Secundus (died 97 AD) was a prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard, known as the Praetorian Guard, under emperor Domitian, from 94 until 96.Prior to becoming Praetorian prefect, Petronius had served as governor of Roman Egypt from 92 until 93.
A highly detailed account of the plot and the assassination is provided by Suetonius. He alleges that Domitian's chamberlain Parthenius played the main role in the plot, and historian John Grainger cites Parthenius' likely fear over Domitian's recent execution of Nero's former secretary Epaphroditus as a possible motive.
However John D. Grainger believes that as Fronto was one of two consuls at the time of the emperor Domitian's murder, he was party to the conspiracy. Grainger argues Fronto's family was firmly in the party that was hostile to Domitian, if not the Flavian dynasty in general. Although Domitian had appointed him to the highly influential and ...
John Grainger (1830, Belfast – 1891) was an Irish cleric and antiquarian. Grainger was educated at Belfast Academy and Trinity College , Dublin. After gaining a Doctorate of Divinity he became Rector of Broughshane , County Antrim.
According to John D. Grainger, they were built or acquired by Nerva to better stock the public annona (public grain supply), and since Vespasian and Domitian did the same, he presumes that this was part of a continuous program of improvement or replacement of old warehouses.
John O’Hurley believes his character on The Young and the Restless character, Dr. James Grainger, could have done a better job on the show. “I don't think I kept a single patient alive in the ...
In his study of the politics following the death of Domitian, John D. Grainger describes Postumus as one of "the usual aristocratic drones". [5] The origins of "Cassianus" in Ambibulus' name are unknown. Ambibulus' origins are in Aeclanum. Two tombstones erected by Ambibulus provide details of his mother's family.
“John’s reverence and the respect from John is so evident,” Cahill, Dead & Co’s comanager, told me. “Once people felt that, I think they opened themselves up to enjoying the [new] band ...