Titus Petronius Secundus [SEP] date of death
Titus Petronius Secundus
Titus Petronius Secundus (40–97) was a prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard, known as the Praetorian Guard, under emperor Domitian, from 94 until 96. Prior to becoming Praetorian prefect, Petronius had served as governor of the Egypt province from 92 until 93.
According to ancient sources, Petronius was among a number of government officials implicated in the conspiracy which led to the assassination of Domitian on September 18, 96. Upon the accession of emperor Nerva, he was dismissed as prefect and allowed to
material. Yet the order of the Senate was only partially executed in Rome, and wholly disregarded in most of the provinces outside Italy.
According to Suetonius, the people of Rome met the news of Domitian's death with indifference, but the army was much grieved, calling for his deification immediately after the assassination, and in several provinces rioting. As a compensation measure, the Praetorian Guard demanded the execution of Domitian's assassins, which Nerva refused. Instead he merely dismissed Titus Petronius Secundus, and replaced him with a