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Ancient Romans

Pliny the Elder Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/24 79), known in English as Pliny the Elder ( ), was a Roman Empire, Roman author, Natural history, naturalist, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the Roman emperor, emperor Vesp ...

or Gaius Plinius Secundus (23-79) *

Pliny the Younger Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo; 61 – ), better known in English as Pliny the Younger ( ), was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and e ...

or Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (61-c. 112) *

Lucius Pedanius Secundus __NOTOC__ Lucius Pedanius Secundus (d. AD 61) was a Roman senator of the first century. In AD 43, during the reign of Claudius, he was consul ''suffectus'' from the Kalends of March to the Kalends of July, together with Sextus Palpellius Hister. ...

(died 61), consul and praefectus urbi *

Pomponius Secundus Publius Pomponius Secundus was a distinguished statesman and poet in the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, and Claudius. He was Roman consul, suffect consul for the ''nundinium'' of January to June 44, succeeding the ordinary consul Gaius Sallustius Cr ...

, first century general and poet * Quintus Petilius Secundus (c. 40-c. 65), legionary *

Quintus Pomponius Secundus Quintus Pomponius Secundus was a Roman aristocrat of the first century, and consul ''suffectus'' in AD 41 as the colleague of Gnaeus Sentius Saturninus.Gallivan, "The Fasti for the Reign of Claudius", pp. 407, 424. His brother was the poet and s ...

, aristocrat and brother of Pomponius Secundus * Titus Petronius Secundus (40-97), a prefect of the Praetorian Guard

Ancient Greeks

* Secundus the Silent, second century philosopher who took a vow of silence

Early Christians

Secundus of Abula Saint Secundus or Secundius () is venerated as a Christians, Christian missionary and martyr of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age. He evangelized the town of ''Abula'', which has been identified as either Abla or Ávila, Spain, Ávila, and ...

, first century missionary and martyr *

Secundus of Asti Secundus of Asti () (died c. 119) is venerated as a martyr and saint. His feast day is generally celebrated on 29 March. Until the 15th century it was celebrated at Asti on 30 March, but it is now celebrated there on the first Tuesday in May. ...

(died 119), saint *Secundus (died c. 295), martyr (see Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus, and Licinius) * Secundus of Ptolemais, fourth century bishop * Secundus of Non or Secundus of Trent (died c. 612), adviser to Lombard King Agilulf *

Secundus of Tigisis Secundus of Tigisis () was an early church leader and primate of Numidia. He was a leading organiser of the early Donatist movement in Carthage. Biography Personal life Little is known about Secundus' personal life. He lived in Numidia during the ...

Other

Johannes Secundus Johannes Secundus (also Janus Secundus) (15 November 1510 – 25 September 1536) was a Neo-Latin poet of Netherlands, Dutch nationality. Early life and education Born Jan Everaerts in The Hague, his father Nicolaes Everaerts was a well k ...

(1511–1536), Dutch neo-Latin poet * Petrus Lotichius Secundus (1528-1560), scholar and neo-Latin poet born Peter Lotz *

Alexander Monro (secundus) Alexander Monro of Craiglockhart and Cockburn (22 May 1733 – 2 October 1817) was a Scottish anatomist, physician and medical educator. He is typically known as to distinguish him as the second of Alexander Monro (disambiguation), three gen ...

(1733–1817), Scottish physician

Science fiction

*Secundus, a fictional planet in the Robert A. Heinlein novel ''

Time Enough for Love ''Time Enough for Love'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, first published in 1973. The book made the shortlist for the Nebula, Hugo and Locus awards for best science fiction novel of that year, although it did no ...

'' and subsequent books featuring Lazarus Long *Salusa Secundus, a formerly prison planet in Frank Herbert's Dune series. It was devastated by atomic weapons before the events of '' Dune: House Atreides'' in Brian Herbert's Legends of Dune *Secundus Ando, a planet in the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series. Also home of the Harch, a sentient arachnid species * Imperium Secundus, known also as the Unremembered Empire in the Warhammer 40000 franchise, is the second stellar empire of Humanity created by the Ultramarines Primarch Roboute Guilliman during the Horus Heresy following the Battle of Calth and the Drop Site Massacre of Istvaan V.

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