Flavius Scaevinus, a praetorian tribune and ''

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'', was a member of the Pisonian conspiracy against Nero. It was through his

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Milichus that Nero discovered the conspiracy. Afterwards, history is silent on the fate of Flavius, with some sources saying he was a consul under Otho, then exiled by Vitellius. Tacitus merely states that he "perished" after the conspiracy was exposed.Tacitus, ''Annals''
15.70
/ref> This has been taken to mean he was executed.

Sources

*Tacitus, ''Annals'' xv. 49, 54, 55, 70 1st-century Romans Senators of the Roman Empire Flavii Members of the Pisonian conspiracy Year of birth unknown {{AncientRome-bio-stub