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Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus
Thrasea Paetus
Stoic senator forced to suicide under Nero, emblem of senatorial opposition; subject of Arulenus Rusticus's praise.
Reading notes
- The Agricola §2 Paetus Thrasea
Stoic senator forced to suicide under Nero, emblem of senatorial opposition; subject of Arulenus Rusticus's praise.
- The Annals §13.49 Paetus Thrasea
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, the Stoic senator and conscience of the Senate.
- The Histories §2.95 Thrasea
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, the Stoic senator and exemplar of principled opposition, forced to suicide by Nero; Vitellius cites him, absurdly, as a model of free dissent.