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Pompeius Pennus

Name: Seneca Entire
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Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca

also: Pompeius Pennus

A Roman of consular rank whose life Caligula spared, then made him kiss his bejeweled slipper; the emblem of the emperor's degradation of the nobility.

Reading notes

On Benefits §2.12.1 Pompeius Pennus
The consular whose life Caligula 'gave' and whom he then made kiss his foot.

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On Benefits phil · 1 mention

§2.12.1 Pompeius Pennus