person
Quintus Salvidienus Rufus
Salvidienus
also: Salvidienus
An early intimate and general of Octavian, condemned for treason c. 40 BC; first in Seneca's list of men whose execution failed to deter the next conspirator.
Reading notes
- On Mercy §1.9 Salvidienus
Quintus Salvidienus Rufus, an early general of Octavian condemned for treason (c. 40 BC); first in the chain of executions that deterred no later plotter.