person
Cossus Cornelius Lentulus
Cossus
Prefect of the city under Tiberius, grave and capable yet sodden with wine; trusted by Tiberius with his most confidential correspondence.
Reading notes
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §10.83.15 Cossus
Cossus Cornelius Lentulus, city prefect under Tiberius, so sodden with wine he was once carried sleeping from the Senate --- yet trusted by Tiberius with his most secret letters.