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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References

  1. ↑ Smith, William (1870), "Potitus, P. Afranius", in Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology 3, Boston, p. 514, ISBN 1-84511-002-1
  2. ↑ Cassius Dio, lix. 8
  3. ↑ Suetonius, Caligula 27

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