Antonius Natalis

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Antonius Natalis (fl. AD 65) was an ancient Roman of the equestrian order who took part in the Pisonian conspiracy against Nero. [1] As a conspirator, he provided Gaius Calpurnius Piso with secretive information regarding the emperor. [2] After Flavius Scaevinus's freedman, Milichus, alerted Nero of Piso's conspiracy, Natalis, having met with Scaevinus that day, was suspected of being a part of the conspiracy. [3] When he was questioned, Natalis disclosed information vital to the conspiracy, thereby avoiding punishment. [4]

Sources

  1. Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Natalis, Antonius"  . Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology .
  2. Tacitus, Annals 15.50
  3. Tacitus, Annals 15.54
  4. Tacitus, Annals 15.60-61


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