Lucius Clodius Macer
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Clodius Macer potrait on one of his denarii.
Lucius Clodius Macer was a legatus of the Roman Empire in Africa in the time of Nero. He revolted in May 68 AD, cutting off the food supply of Rome, possibly at the instigation of Calvia Crispinilla. Although encouraged by Galba, Macer raised a legion Legio I Macriana liberatrix in addition to the Legio III Augusta that he already commanded, presumably raising suspicion that Macer also harbored imperial ambitions, and in October of 68 Galba had him killed by the procurator Trebonius Garutianus. Papirus, the centurion of Mucianus, was implicated in his assassination.
He produced denarii which are extremely rare today. Only about 85 are known to exist, of which only 20 bear his portrait.
See also
Sources
- Tacitus, Cornelius. Histories (Cambridge: University Press, 2002) ISBN 0521570727de:Lucius Clodius Macer