The Twelve Caesars

Epaphroditus

Family: Roman · Role: secretary · First appears: Nero 49

Life events

  • Nero stabbed himself in the throat with Epaphroditus assisting him.(Nero 49)
    • With: Nero
    • “he drove a dagger into his throat, being assisted in the act by Epaphroditus, his secretary.”
  • Domitian condemned Epaphroditus to death for allegedly helping Nero kill himself.(Domitian 14)
    • With: Domitian Nero
    • “he condemned to death Epaphroditus his secretary, because it was believed that he had assisted Nero, in his extremity, to kill himself.”

Nero 49

  • employer: Nero (Epaphroditus is identified as Nero's secretary.) “he drove a dagger into his throat, being assisted in the act by Epaphroditus, his secretary.”
  • with Nero (Epaphroditus assisted Nero in his suicide.) “he drove a dagger into his throat, being assisted in the act by Epaphroditus, his secretary.”

Domitian 14

  • enemies with Domitian (Domitian ordered Epaphroditus's death.) “he condemned to death Epaphroditus his secretary, because it was believed that he had assisted Nero, in his extremity, to kill himself.”
  • with Nero (Epaphroditus was believed to have assisted Nero in suicide.) “it was believed that he had assisted Nero, in his extremity, to kill himself.”
  • employer: Domitian (Domitian's secretary is his servant.) “he condemned to death Epaphroditus his secretary”

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