Nepos (Roman governor)

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Licinius Nepos is a known figure during the reign of the emperor Trajan. Pliny the Younger, a Roman writer, mentions Licinius Nepos in his letters.[1] Pliny describes him as a praetor, who is so brave and strong that he is unafraid to punish even senators. Ronald Syme has proposed identifying him with the suffect consul of 127, M. Licinius Celer Nepos.[2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Pliny the Younger, Books VI, V
  2. ^ Syme, "The Enigmatic Sospes", Journal of Roman Studies, 67 (1977), p. 43

External links[edit]

  • [1] The Getty Center Museum of Art : Bust of L. Licinius Nepos