A Prosopographic Study on Cn. Domitius Corbulo

Haojiong Cui

doi:10.62051/cgnd3950

Authors

Haojiong Cui

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62051/cgnd3950

Keywords:

Cn. Domitius Corbulo; Nero; prosopography; Julio-Claudian dynasty; Tacitus.

Abstract

This thesis is a prosopographic study on Cn. Domitius Corbulo, which focuses on analyzing his social relations and gives a historical image of him. By combing through the biographies of Corbulo's life, the Corbulo of classical authors is presented and it makes it possible to evaluate his personality. Corbulo's social relations are very complex and most of these relations come from his family, in-laws and those who spontaneously gathered to him when he served as a high-ranking military officer. This complex social relationship made Corbulo an important senator and military chief at the top of the empire at the time, bringing him great political and military influence that did not dissolve even after his death. Instead, after his suicide, this influence mobilised the lower-ranking officers under his influence against the Julio-Claudian dynasty, and contributed to the establishment of the Flavian dynasty.

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