Tigillinus

Tigillinus
Tĭgellīnus ( Tĭgil- ), i, m.;

in full: Tofonius Tigellinus,

 a favorite of Nero, Tac. A. 14, 48 sqq.; 14, 57; 15, 50; 16, 17; Suet. Galb. 15; Juv. 1, 155;

he committed suicide,

 Tac. H. 1, 72.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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