Halotus, the Glossary
Halotus (c. 20–30 ADc. 70–80 AD) was a eunuch servant to the Roman Emperor Claudius, the fourth member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.[1]
Table of Contents
34 relations: Agrippina the Younger, Assassination, Britannicus, Butler, Capital punishment, Castration, Charles Whibley, Claudius, Domestic worker, Eunuch, Food taster, Foodborne illness, Gaius Stertinius Xenophon, Galba, Gruel, Julio-Claudian dynasty, Julio-Claudian family tree, Locusta, Mausoleum of Augustus, Mushroom, Nero, Ofonius Tigellinus, Otho, Physician, Procurator (ancient Rome), Robert Lynam (writer), Roman emperor, Suetonius, Tacitus, Tax, Vespasian, Vitellius, Will and testament, Year of the Four Emperors.
- Ancient Roman eunuchs
- Ancient murderers
- Emperor's slaves and freedmen
Agrippina the Younger
Julia Agrippina (6 November AD 15 – 23 March AD 59), also referred to as Agrippina the Younger, was Roman empress from AD 49 to 54, the fourth wife and niece of emperor Claudius, and the mother of Nero.
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Assassination
Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a personespecially if prominent or important.
Britannicus
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus (12 February AD 41 – 11 February AD 55), usually called Britannicus, was the son of Roman Emperor Claudius and his third wife, Valeria Messalina. Halotus and Britannicus are 1st-century Romans.
Butler
A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household.
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.
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Castration
Castration is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which a male loses use of the testicles: the male gonad.
Charles Whibley
Charles Whibley (9 December 1859 – 4 March 1930) was an English literary journalist and author.
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Claudius
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (1 August – 13 October) was a Roman emperor, ruling from to 54.
Domestic worker
A domestic worker is a person who works within a residence and performs a variety of household services for an individual, from providing cleaning and household maintenance, or cooking, laundry and ironing, or care for children and elderly dependents, and other household errands.
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Eunuch
A eunuch is a male who has been castrated.
Food taster
A food taster is a person who ingests food that was prepared for someone else, to confirm it is safe to eat.
Foodborne illness
Foodborne illness (also known as foodborne disease and food poisoning) is any illness resulting from the contamination of food by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites, as well as prions (the agents of mad cow disease), and toxins such as aflatoxins in peanuts, poisonous mushrooms, and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes.
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Gaius Stertinius Xenophon
Gaius Stertinius Xenophon (c. 10 BC54 AD), often referred to in ancient literature as simply Xenophon, was a physician who served the Roman Emperor, Claudius, the fourth member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Halotus and Gaius Stertinius Xenophon are ancient murderers.
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Galba
Galba (born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Roman emperor, ruling from AD 68 to 69.
Gruel
Gruel is a food consisting of some type of cereal—such as ground oats, wheat, rye, or rice—heated or boiled in water or milk.
Julio-Claudian dynasty
The Julio-Claudian dynasty comprised the first five Roman emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.
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Julio-Claudian family tree
Around the start of the Common Era, the family trees of the gens Julia and the gens Claudia became intertwined into the Julio-Claudian family tree as a result of marriages and adoptions.
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Locusta
Locusta or Lucusta (died 69), was a notorious maker of poisons in the 1st-century Roman Empire, active in the final two reigns of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Halotus and Locusta are 1st-century Romans, 1st-century births and ancient murderers.
Mausoleum of Augustus
The Mausoleum of Augustus (Mausoleum Augusti; Mausoleo di Augusto) is a large tomb built by the Roman Emperor Augustus in 28 BC on the Campus Martius in Rome, Italy.
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Mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source.
Nero
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his death in AD 68.
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Ofonius Tigellinus
Ofonius Tigellinus (– 69) was a prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard, known as the Praetorian Guard, from 62 until 68, during the reign of emperor Nero. Halotus and Ofonius Tigellinus are 1st-century Romans.
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Otho
Otho (born Marcus Salvius Otho; 28 April 32 – 16 April 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for three months from 15 January to 16 April 69.
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Physician
A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.
Procurator (ancient Rome)
Procurator (plural: Procuratores) was a title of certain officials (not magistrates) in ancient Rome who were in charge of the financial affairs of a province, or imperial governor of a minor province.
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Robert Lynam (writer)
Robert Lynam (14 April 1796 – 12 October 1845) was an English cleric, schoolteacher, writer and editor.
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Roman emperor
The Roman emperor was the ruler and monarchical head of state of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC.
Suetonius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly referred to as Suetonius (– after AD 122), was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire. Halotus and Suetonius are 1st-century Romans.
Tacitus
Publius Cornelius Tacitus, known simply as Tacitus (–), was a Roman historian and politician.
Tax
A tax is a mandatory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization to collectively fund government spending, public expenditures, or as a way to regulate and reduce negative externalities.
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Vespasian
Vespasian (Vespasianus; 17 November AD 9 – 23 June 79) was Roman emperor from 69 to 79.
Vitellius
Aulus Vitellius (24 September 1520 December 69) was Roman emperor for eight months, from 19 April to 20 December AD 69.
Will and testament
A will and testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property (estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person (executor) is to manage the property until its final distribution.
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Year of the Four Emperors
The Year of the Four Emperors, AD 69, was the first civil war of the Roman Empire, during which four emperors ruled in succession: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian.
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See also
Ancient Roman eunuchs
- Eusebius (praepositus sacri cubiculi)
- Galli
- Halotus
- Heraclius (primicerius sacri cubiculi)
- Mardonius (philosopher)
- Nereus and Achilleus
Ancient murderers
- Artabanus of Persia
- Ashur-nadin-apli
- Bagoas
- Celer (builder)
- Gaius Stertinius Xenophon
- Halotus
- Hermolaus of Macedon
- Laodice I
- Learchus (regicide)
- Locusta
- Lucilia (wife of Lucretius)
- Pausanias of Orestis
- Quintus Aemilius Laetus
- Traianus (magister peditum)
Emperor's slaves and freedmen
- Acme (enslaved woman)
- Agaclytus (freedman)
- Anicetus (freedman)
- Antonius Felix
- Caenis
- Claudia Acte
- Epagathus
- Epaphroditus (freedman of Augustus)
- Epaphroditus (freedman of Nero)
- Eutropius (consul 399)
- Gaius Julius Callistus
- Gaius Julius Hyginus
- Galeria Lysistrate
- Halotus
- Hiberus
- Hierocles (charioteer)
- Julius Licinus
- Lucius Domitius Paris
- Marcus Aurelius Cleander
- Mesomedes
- Neophytus (freedman)
- Pallas (freedman)
- Paris (actor under Domitian)
- Phaon (freedman)
- Phlegon of Tralles
- Polybius (freedman)
- Polyclitus (freedman)
- Pythagoras (freedman)
- Saoterus
- Sporus
- Tiberius Claudius Narcissus