person
Vatinius (of Nero)
Vatinius
A deformed cobbler of Beneventum who became a buffoon and informer at Nero's court; Maternus claims to have broken his power with the tragedy Cato. Not the Republican P. Vatinius.
Reading notes
- The Annals §15.34 Vatinius
Vatinius, deformed buffoon turned powerful accuser at Nero's court.
- A Dialogue on Oratory §11 Vatinius
A deformed buffoon and informer at Nero's court (not the Republican P. Vatinius of §21); Maternus says he broke his power.
- The Histories §1.38 Vatinii
Vatinius, the deformed cobbler turned Neronian court buffoon and informer, here named as a type of the regime's plunderers.