person
Decimus Valerius Asiaticus
Valerius Asiaticus
also: Valerius Asiaticus, Asiaticus Valerius
Wealthy Gallic-born senator, twice consul, among Caligula's intimates; publicly insulted by the emperor about his wife, he joined the conspiracy and was later destroyed under Claudius.
Reading notes
- On the Firmness of the Wise Man §18.2 Valerius Asiaticus
Decimus Valerius Asiaticus, twice consul and one of Caligula's intimates, fierce and ill-suited to bear insult; the emperor's public taunt about his wife helped seal the plot.
- Natural Questions §2.26.6 Valerius Asiaticus
Roman senator and consul; Seneca dates the island's second appearance by his consulship (AD 46).