Sextus Tigidius Perennis
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Sextus Tigidius Perennis | |
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Died | 185 Rome |
Allegiance | Roman Empire |
Years of service | ??–185 |
Rank | Praetorian prefect |
Commands held | Praetorian Guard |
Sextus Tigidius Perennis
Sources
Rise to power
Perennis perhaps served as praefectus annonae during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.[2] The precise date of his elevation to Praetorian Prefect is uncertain. Herodian's account indicates that he did not assume the post until the accession of Commodus, but it is possible that he served as the junior partner of Publius Tarrutenius Paternus as early as 177. Paternus was alleged to have displeased Commodus by ordering the death of the emperor's lover and friend Saoterus for his questionable involvement in an assassination plot headed by Lucilla and Marcus Ummidius Quadratus Annianus. Whatever the extent of his involvement in the removal of Paternus, Perennis thenceforth wielded enormous power as the lone prefect.
Career under Commodus
Downfall
Herodian wrote that Perennis began to plot against Commodus. Gifts from his newly acquired fortune were to curry favor with the army and his sons were secretly recruiting additional forces in anticipation of the coming revolt. Before they could act, however, the plot was exposed. First, during a public festival honoring
References
- ^ Oxford Classical Dictionary, "Tigidius Perennis, Sextus"
- ^ Franke, Thomas (Bochum), "Tigidius", Brill's New Pauly, Antiquity volumes, Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider (ed.), English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 27 December 2019
- ^ History of the Roman Empire, Herodian, Book One, Chapter VIII
- ^ History of the Roman Empire, Herodian, Book One, Chapter IX
- ^ Life of Commodus, Augustan History, Chapter V
- ^ History of the Roman Empire, Herodian, Book One, Chapters VIII & IX
- ^ Roman History, Cassius Dio, Book Seventy Three, Chapter IX
External links
Primary Sources
- Cassius Dio, Roman History, Book 73, English translation
- Herodian, Roman History, I.8, I.9, English translation
- Historia Augusta, Life of Commodus, Latin text with English translation
- Tabula Banasitana, Latin text
Secondary Sources
- Brunt, P. (1973). The Fall of Perennis: Dio-Xiphilinus 72. 9. 2. The Classical Quarterly, 23(1), 172-177.
- Pflaum, H. (1978). La préfecture de l'annone (à propos d'un ouvrage récent). Revue Historique De Droit Français Et étranger (1922-), 56(1), quatrième série, 49-77.
- Rossignol, B. (2007). LES PRÉFETS DU PRÉTOIRE DE MARC AURÈLE. Cahiers Du Centre Gustave Glotz, 18, 141-177.
- Brill's New Pauly "Tigidius"