Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus

Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus was a prominent figure in the Roman Empire during the first century AD. He was the adopted grandson and biological great, great nephew of the historian Sallust.

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Roman Empire - Sallust

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He was known for his power, wealth, and influence, and was married twice. His first marriage was to Caesar Augustus? great niece, Domitia in AD 33. In February/March AD 41, he was asked by the Emperor Claudius, to divorce his cousin and marry his niece Agrippina the Younger. Agrippina recently lost her husband to illness, had returned from exile and had a young son to care for.

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Caesar Augustus - Domitia - 33 - 41 - Claudius - Agrippina the Younger

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Passienus agreed and married later that year to Agrippina the Younger. His stepson was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, who would later become the future Roman Emperor Nero. Passenius died in AD 47, possibly from poisoning by his wife.

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Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus - Nero - 47

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Passienus was an intelligent, humble and witty person, famous for his epigram that there had never been a better slave or a worse master, referring to the Emperor Tiberius and his heir, Caligula. His words survive in the works of Tacitus.

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Tiberius - Caligula - Tacitus

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