Sextus Afranius Burrus
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| Sextus Afranius Burrus | |
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| Born | 1 Gallia Narbonensis, Vasio |
| Died | 62 Rome |
| Allegiance | Roman Empire |
| Years of service | 50 AD – 62 |
| Rank | Praetorian prefect |
| Commands held | Praetorian Guard |
"Burrus" redirects here. Not to be confused with Burris.
For other persons named Afranius, see Afranius.
Sextus Afranius Burrus (1 - 62), Praetorian prefect, was advisor to Roman Emperor Nero and, together with Seneca the Younger, very powerful in the early years of Nero's reign.
Agrippina the Younger chose him as Prefect in 51 to secure her son Nero's place as Emperor after the death of Claudius. For the first eight years of Nero's rule of the Roman Empire he and Nero's former tutor Seneca helped maintain a stable government. He acquiesced to Nero's murder of Agrippina the Younger but he lost his influence over Nero anyway. He died in 62, some say from poison.
The Roman cognomen "Burrus" is the Latin version of the name Pyrrhus, king of Epirus.
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| Preceded by Lusius Geta and Rufrius Crispinus |
Praetorian prefect 50–62 |
Succeeded by Faenius Rufus and Gaius Ophonius Tigellinus |
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