Antonius Natalis ( AD 65) was an
ancient Roman
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of the
equestrian order
The ''equites'' (; literally "horse-" or "cavalrymen", though sometimes referred to as "knights" in English) constituted the second of the property-based classes of ancient Rome, ranking below the senatorial class. A member of the equestrian ...
who took part in the
Pisonian conspiracy
The conspiracy of Gaius Calpurnius Piso in AD 65 was a in the reign of the Roman emperor Nero (reign 54–68). The plot reflected the growing discontent among the ruling class of the Roman state with Nero's increasingly despotic leadership, a ...
against
Nero
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68), was the fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 un ...
. As a conspirator, he provided
Gaius Calpurnius Piso with secretive information regarding the emperor. After
Flavius Scaevinus
Flavius Scaevinus, a praetorian tribune and '' quaestor'', was a member of the Pisonian conspiracy against Nero. It was through his freedman Milichus that Nero discovered the conspiracy. Afterwards, history is silent on the fate of Flavius, with ...
's freedman, Milichus, alerted Nero of Piso's conspiracy, Natalis, having met with Scaevinus that day, was suspected of being a part of the conspiracy. When he was questioned, Natalis disclosed information vital to the conspiracy, thereby avoiding punishment.
[Tacitus, ''Annals'' 15.60-61]
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Ancient Roman equites
1st-century Romans
Members of the Pisonian conspiracy
Natalis
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