Terentius Maximus
Terentius Maximus, also known as the Pseudo-Nero, was a Roman who rebelled during the reign of Titus, but was suppressed. He resembled Nero in appearance and in action, as he was known to perform singing with the accompaniment of the lyre.
He gained his followers first in Asia, and then gained many more during his march to the Euphrates. He later fled to Parthia and tried to gain support there by claiming (supposedly in the person of Nero) that the people there owed him some requital for the return of Armenia. Artabanus III, a Parthian leader, out of anger towards Titus, both received him and made preparations to reinstate him to Rome.[1] He was executed when his true identity was revealed.
Notes
- ^ Cassius Dio, Roman History LXVI.19.3
Further reading
- Lion Feuchtwanger, Der falsche Nero (The Pretender), 1936
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