Publius Suillius Rufus

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Career

Suillius was Claudius' senatorial lieutenant and Germanicus' quaestor.[2][3] Suillius notably prosecuted many of Gaius Silius' clients. In an attempt to bring down Suillius, Silius demanded that Senate enforce Lex Cincia.[4] Sejanus accused him of corruption and Suillius was later convicted and banished.[2]

Family

Suillius was the son of Vistilia and half-brother of Caesonia. He married Ovid's stepdaughter.[5] Due to a scandal involving Messalina, their son Suillius Caesoninus was banished.[2]

Notes

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  4. Tacitus, Annals, XI:5-6
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Further reading

  • Steven H. Rutledge (2001) (in German), Imperial inquisitions. Prosecutors and informants from Tiberius to Domitian, London: Routledge, pp. 270–271, ISBN 0-415-23700-9 

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