Flavus is the Latin word for

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and has given the name to many, more or less yellow, objects: *

Subrius Flavus Subrius Flavus was a tribune of the Praetorian Guard who was heavily implicated in the Pisonian conspiracy against the Emperor Nero and was executed in 65 CE for his involvement. Role in the Pisonian Conspiracy As Tribune and a man of military ex ...

, a failed Roman conspirator against the Emperor Nero *

Flavus, brother of Arminius Flavus was a member of the royal family of the Germanic Cherusci tribe who served in the Roman military. He is chiefly remembered as the younger brother of Arminius, who led the Germans to victory over the Romans at Teutoburg Forest in AD9. N ...

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