person
Lucius Tarius Rufus
Tarius
also: Tarius
A consul of humble origin (suffect 16 BC) who tried his own son for plotting parricide; Augustus sat on his private council and counseled the mildest penalty, the model of the merciful judge.
Reading notes
- On Mercy §1.15 Tarius
Lucius Tarius Rufus, who tried his son for plotting parricide and, content with a mild exile, modeled the merciful judge; Augustus sat on his private council.