Publius Afranius Potitus

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]

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^ Smith, William (1870), "Potitus, P. Afranius", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 3, Boston, p. 514, ISBN 1-84511-002-1{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Cassius Dio, lix. 8
^ Suetonius, Caligula 27

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[1] Smith, William (1870), "Potitus, P. Afranius", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 3, Boston, p. 514, ISBN 1-84511-002-1{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] Cassius Dio, lix. 8

[3] Suetonius, Caligula 27

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