What happened Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus?
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus or Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus (38-69). Licinianus was adopted by the brief Roman Emperor Galba, who reigned between 68-69. Licinianus became Galba’s son and heir, who was murdered on the orders of Otho, when trying to obtain the Roman throne.
Who was Frugi’s mother and father?
Frugi’s mother was an unnamed Roman woman, while his father was consul and governor Marcus Licinius Crassus. Frugi’s adoptive paternal grandfather was consul and general Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 30 BC). Crassus was the grandson of triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus and the last known direct descendant of his grandfather.
What did Fabius Frugi do in ancient Rome?
Frugi served as a praetor and then later as a consul along with Lucius Calpurnius Piso in 27, under the reign of Roman Emperor Tiberius. In the older historical sources, they record his consulship as in the year 29. Sometime after 44, he served as Roman Governor of Mauretania.