Lucius Arruntius the Younger

Who is Lucius Arruntius the Younger?

Lucius Arruntius the Younger was a Roman senator praised by the ancient Roman historian Tacitus. He lived throughout most of the reigns of the two first Roman emperors Augustus and Tiberius. In 6 AD he was appointed consul and governor of Hispania Tarraconensis around 25 AD which he governed in absentia for over 10 years. Throughout the latter part of his life he was plagued by hostility from the Praetorian Guard prefects, Sejanus and Macro which culminated in his suicide in 37 AD after being arraigned on a trumped up charge of irreverence to the then emperor Tiberius.