Publius Afranius Potitus
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Publius Afranius Potitus was a Roman plebeian who vowed during an illness of Caligula to sacrifice his own life if the emperor recovered, expecting to be rewarded for his devotion.[1] But when Caligula got well, and Afranius was unwilling to fulfill his vow, the emperor had him decked out like a sacrificial victim, paraded through the streets, and then hurled down from the eminence (ex aggere) by the Colline gate.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Smith, William (1870), “Potitus, P. Afranius”, in Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 3, Boston, pp. 514
- ^ Cassius Dio, lix. 8
- ^ Suetonius, Caligula 27
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).
