Faenius Rufus

Lucius Faenius Rufus
BornUnknown
Died65
Rome
AllegianceRoman Empire
Years of service62–65
RankPraetorian prefect
CommandsPraetorian Guard

Lucius Faenius Rufus, an eques Romanus, was praefectus annonae from AD 55 to 62. Tacitus reports that (unlike most holders of that office) he did not profit from it. With Tigellinus, he succeeded Sextus Afranius Burrus as praetorian prefect in AD 62.[1] Rufus had a close association with Agrippina the Younger.[2] In 65, however, he was executed for his part as a member of the Pisonian conspiracy against the Emperor Nero.

  1. ^ David Shotter (3 June 2014). Nero Caesar Augustus: Emperor of Rome. Taylor & Francis. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-1-317-86590-2 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Vasily Rudich (15 August 2005). Political Dissidence Under Nero: The Price of Dissimulation. Routledge. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-1-134-91451-7 – via Google Books.