Sextius Paconianus an agent of

Sejanus Lucius Aelius Sejanus (c. 20 BC – 18 October AD 31), commonly known as Sejanus (), was a Roman soldier, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. Of the Equites class by birth, Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Praetorian Guar ...

. He was of prætorian rank. He caused the death of Sejanus, apparently to the satisfaction of the senators, for Sejanus had oft betrayed secrets entrusted to him by the Senate. Paconianus was complicit in a plot against Gaius initiated by Sejanus, to the end of having him (Gaius) ''liquidated'', for which he received a death sentence in 32 AD, with the option of reprieve should he provide information, which he subsequently proceeded to do. He lingered in prison until 35 AD, and was ultimately killed by strangulation while there for writing verses about emperor

Tiberius Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March AD 37) was the second Roman emperor. He reigned from AD 14 until 37, succeeding his stepfather, the first Roman emperor Augustus. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC. His father ...

which were subsequently deemed libellous.Cornelius Tacitus
The Annals (p.238)
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