History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . od, Caracallacaused them to be murdered. It is not certain whether it wasas a friend of Plautianus that Quin-tillus was put to death. He wasa man of high birth, and one ofthe principal senators, but lived inthe country, far from public affairsand intrigues. He died in theantique manner. Being condemnedupon calumnious depositions, he or-dered to be brought out the arti-cles he had long before prepared for his interment; and seeing thatthey had been injured by time: How is this? he said. Wehave delayed
History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . od, Caracallacaused them to be murdered. It is not certain whether it wasas a friend of Plautianus that Quin-tillus was put to death. He wasa man of high birth, and one ofthe principal senators, but lived inthe country, far from public affairsand intrigues. He died in theantique manner. Being condemnedupon calumnious depositions, he or-dered to be brought out the arti-cles he had long before prepared for his interment; and seeing thatthey had been injured by time: How is this? he said. Wehave delayed too long. He burned a few grains of incense onthe altar of the gods, and gave himself up to the senators, accused of various unknown crimes, were convicted,says and condemned. But the crimes of that time wouldnot all be such in our day, as is shown by the following instance,which exhibits one of the calamities of that form of governmentand social organization. Apronianus, governor of Asia, was accusedof employing the resources of magic to discover if the fates did. LAURELLED 1 Dion speaks only of the execution of Caecilius Agricola and the exile of Coeranus, recalled seven years later, was (lie first Egyptian made senator (Ixxvi. .>). Man-inns,the future Emperor, was the steward of Plautianus, and Severus took him into his own service. 2 Engraved stone, amethyst of 12 mill, by 0, in the Cabinet de France. 3 After debate, teal ikovras (lxxvi. 7). Cincius Severus, who perishedunder accusation of wishing to poison the Emperor (Spart., Sev. 13) may ha\c been of this?number. Spartianus speaks of him as an innocent man. 542 • THE AFRICAN AND SYEIAN PRINCES, 180 TO 235 a. d. not intend for him the imperial power. The thing is possible, formagic was the mania of the time. Legislation held it in suchfear that these practices were made a capital crime, and Tertullianesteems it only just, since this rash curiosity su
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