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Sejanus (Lucius Aelius Sejanus) (sĭjā`nəs), d. A.D. 31, Roman statesman; son of Sejus Strabo, Praetorian prefect. When his father went to Egypt as governor, he succeeded to the command of the Praetorian Guards and obtained great ascendancy over Emperor Tiberius Tiberius (Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus) (tībēr`ēəs), 42 B.C.–A.D. 37, second Roman emperor (A.D. 14–A.D. ..... Click the link for more information. . He was suspected of conspiring (A.D. 23) with Livilla in a successful plot to poison her husband, the emperor's son Drusus. He obtained (A.D. 29) the arrest of Agrippina the Elder Agrippina the Elder (ăg'rĭpī`nə), d. A.D. 33, Roman matron; daughter of Agrippa and Julia and granddaughter of Augustus. ..... Click the link for more information. . Sejanus was put to death by Tiberius, who feared that he was plotting against him. Sejanus chief minister of Emperor Tiberius uses seduction, conspiracy, and poisoning to gain the throne. [Br. Drama: Benét, 912] See : Ambition |
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