person
Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus
Nymphidius
Praetorian prefect under Nero who engineered the Guard's desertion to Galba, then schemed to seize power himself and was cut down.
Reading notes
- The Annals §15.72 Nymphidius
Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, given consular insignia; later a maker of Roman calamities.
- The Histories §1.5 Nymphidius Sabinus
Nero's praetorian prefect who delivered the Guard to Galba, then tried to seize power and was killed.