Anyway, the two mentions of Sejus Strabo are both contradictory of each other.
Tacitus claims Sejus Strabo was Sejanus's father, but a different
inscription states that Strabo is
his son:
XV Kalendas Novembres Seianus strangulatus
VIIII Kalendas Novembres Strabo Seiani
filius strangulatus
VII Kalendas Novembres Apicata
Seiani se occidit 3 (?)
Decembres Capito
Aelianus et
Iunilla Seiani
filia in Gemoniis
iacuerunt
On the fifteenth day before November 1st Seianus (was) strangled
on the ninth day before the Nov. 1st Strabo the son of Seianus (was) strangled
on the seventh day before Nov. 1st Apicata of Seianus killed herself
on 3
Dec.
Aelianus and Iunilla daughter of Seianus lied in Gemoniis steps
But which source to believe?
Also, Q.
Aelius Tubero is a likely candidate for Aelia's father, plus
Aelius Tubero's wife was allegedely "
aemilia" (not known from any other text). Paetina means "little Paeta/Paetus". Paetus was a
Roman gens, and
Aemilia was probably descended from that
Gens. But, that is only if
Aelius Tubero is
Aelia paetina's father, for there are other candidates who are equally likely.
Anyway,
Sejanus was probably the son of someone named "Sejus/Seius", for
Sejanus means "little Sejus".
So my question is, Who is the father of Sejanus and Aelia Paetina? An expert in
Roman "namology", or "the study of names" would be of great
help, for alas I know only so much....
If only the ancient sources weren't so contradictory........
SejanusP.S. Just soemthing to point out, there is another unrelated
inscription which I find very interesting:
Augustas coniuratio Seiani
extincta et complures
in scalis Gemoniis iacuerunt
(In August) the plot of Seianus (was) carried out and many lied on the(Gemoniis) steps.