Lygdus

Family: Roman imperial household · Role: eunuch · First appears: Annals IV (2)

Life events

• Apicata exposed the murder plan, while Lygdus revealed its details under torture.(Annals IV (3))
  • With: Apicata Sejanus
  • “in truth, the plan and process of the murder were first discovered by Apicata, wife of Sejanus, and laid open upon the rack by Eudemus and Lygdus.”

Annals IV (2)

• enemies with Drusus (Tiberius's son) “This was administered to Drusus by Lygdus the eunuch, as, eight years after, was learnt.”

Annals IV (3)

• enemies with Drusus (Tiberius's son) “that when the time and place of poisoning, were by the conspirators concerted; the eunuch carried his boldness so high, as to charge upon Drusus a design of poisoning Tiberius; and secretly warning the Emperor of this, advised him to shun the first draught offered him in the next entertainment at his son's:”

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Extracted from the original text of Tacitus — The Histories & The Annals (Books I-VI) & Agricola. Made with Rho MD.