Polyclitus (freedman)

Polyclitus was an influential freedman in the imperial court of the Roman emperor Nero.

Biography

Reign of Nero

Britannia

He was sent to Britain in 60 or 61 AD to head an enquiry in the aftermath of the rebellion of Boudica. As a result the governor, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, was relieved of his command and replaced by Publius Petronius Turpilianus.[1]

Reign of Galba

Death

Polyclitus was put to death by Galba in 68, due to his high influence, as a part of the political purge that occurred after the change of emperors.[2]

References

  1. ^ Tacitus, Annals 14.39
  2. ^ Plutarch, The Parallel Lives, Life of Galba, 17


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