Sejanus

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Roman politician ancient Roman praetorian prefect

Sejanus was a powerful Roman prefect of the Praetorian Guard under Emperor Tiberius, notorious for his political ambition and eventual execution for treason.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman politician → ancient Roman → praetorian prefect →
accusationBy	Tiberius →
alternativeName	Aelius Sejanus → Lucius Aelius Seianus →
associatedWith	Julio-Claudian dynasty → Praetorian Guard → Tiberius →
birthPlace	Volsinii →
causeOfDeath	execution →
charge	treason →
citizenship	Ancient Rome → Roman Empire →
countryOfDeath	Roman Empire →
culture	Ancient Roman culture →
dateOfDeath	31 →
deathEvent	fall of Sejanus →
deathPlace	Rome →
employer	Tiberius →
familyName	Aelius →
father	Lucius Seius Strabo →
fullName	Lucius Aelius Sejanus →
givenName	Lucius →
historicalPeriod	Julio-Claudian era → early Roman Empire →
legalStatusAtDeath	condemned criminal →
mentionedIn	Annals by Tacitus → Suetonius' Lives of the Caesars → works of Cassius Dio →
notableEvent	concentration of Praetorian cohorts in a single camp near Rome → reorganization of the Praetorian Guard →
notableFor	control of the Praetorian Guard → influence over Emperor Tiberius → political ambition → purges of Roman aristocrats →
officeEnd	31 →
officeStart	as praetorian prefect, circa 14 → gained sole command of Praetorian Guard in 15 →
opponent	Agrippina the Elder → Drusus Julius Caesar → members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty →
politicalFaction	supporters of Tiberius →
positionHeld	commander of the Praetorian Guard → praetorian prefect →
posthumousConsequence	damnatio memoriae →
relative	Lucius Seius Strabo →
servedUnder	Tiberius →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sejanus ("Aelius Sejanus") → Sejanus ("Lucius Aelius Seianus") →	alternativeName
Agrippina the Elder → Tiberius →	associatedWith
Sejanus ("Lucius Aelius Sejanus") →	fullName
Julio-Claudian dynasty →	notableFigure