Tigellinus gained imperial favour through his acquaintance with Nero's mother Agrippina the Younger, and was appointed prefect upon the death of his predecessor Sextus Afranius Burrus, a position Tigellinus held first with Faenius Rufus and then Nymphidius Sabinus.

Despite the size of Afranius ' force, Plancus held.

This opportunistic policy led them to side with Pompey during the final phase of the Sertorian Wars ( 82 – 72 BC ), and they continued to follow the Pompeian cause until the defeat of his generals Afranius and Petreius at the battle of Ilerda ( Lérida ) in 49 BC.

Afranius was present during Pompey's campaigns against Marian supporter Quintus Sertorius.

Sertorius attacked Pompey's left wing, which was under Afranius ' command.

When Sertorius moved his forces to counter this, Afranius led an attack against the Sertorian right.

Meanwhile, Pompey had fled after being bested by Sertorius, and the scattered forces of Afranius were attacked by the victorious Sertorians.

** Battle of the Sucro where Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Lucius Afranius defeat Quintus Sertorius.

: Lucius Afranius was also the name of a consul of 60 BC.

Lucius Afranius was an ancient Roman comic poet, who lived at the beginning of the 1st century BC.

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Metellus and Afranius ( or, less frequently, year 694 Ab urbe condita ).

Theodora, the wife of Constantius Chlorus, is often called Maximian's stepdaughter by ancient sources, leading to claims by Otto Seeck and Ernest Stein that she was born from an earlier marriage between Eutropia and Afranius Hannibalianus .< ref > Aurelius Victor, de Caesaribus 39. 25 ; Eutropius, Breviaria 9. 22 ; Jerome, Chronicle 225 < sup > g </ sup >; Epitome de Caesaribus 39. 2, 40. 12, quoted in Barnes, New Empire, 33 ; Barnes, New Empire, 33 .</ ref > Barnes challenges this view, saying that all " stepdaughter " sources derive their information from the partially unreliable work of history Kaisergeschichte, while other, more reliable sources, refer to her as Maximian's natural daughter .< ref > Origo Constantini 2 ; Philostorgius, Historia Ecclesiastica 2. 16 < sup > a </ sup >, quoted in Barnes, New Empire, 33.

: Lucius Afranius was also the name of a comic poet of the 90s BC.

Lucius Afranius ( died 46 BC ) was an ancient Roman legatus and client of Pompey the Great.

Lucius Afranius was born into a humble family in Picenum.

After the success of this campaign, however, Pompey was given command in the east and appointed Afranius as his legate for this new campaign.

Afranius was given command against the Arabians of Amanus, and his victory against them cleared the way for Pompey's advance into Syria.

Despite public knowledge and disapproval of this, Afranius was elected consul in 60 BC, his colleague being Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer.

When Pompey was granted Hispania ( Iberia, comprising modern Spain and Portugal ) as a proconsular province, Afranius, together with Marcus Petreius and Marcus Terentius Varro, governed in his stead, Pompey remaining in Rome to manage affairs there.

Afranius, with his three legions, was in possession of the passes.

Fabius advanced to the River Segre, where Afranius ' force, now joined with Petreius ' legions, was encamped.

Caesar encamped his forces less than a half a mile from Afranius ' camp, which was constructed on a hill.

Afranius found out that a large supply convoy was approaching Caesar from Gaul.

Afranius and Petreius sent dispatches to Rome claiming victory, and announcing that the war was all but over.

When Afranius ' men saw the Caesar's clemency, their mind was made up.

Afranius took no active command at Dyrrachium or Pharsalus, though he was no doubt there.

Other Syagrii Mathisen lists with a connection to Gaul are a great-grandson of Afranius, who had an estate at Taionnacus near Lyons, and a wealthy Syagria of Lyons who was described by Magnus Felix Ennodius as thesaurus ecclesiae.

It was only taken four years later by Pompey's legate Lucius Afranius, after a lot of inhabitants had died from starvation and there had occurred cannibalism.

Sextus Afranius Burrus ( 1-62 ), Praetorian prefect, was advisor to Roman Emperor Nero and, together with Seneca the Younger, very powerful in the early years of Nero's reign.

They were considered by some ancients to be frequently polluted with disgraceful amours, which, according to Quintilian, were only a representation of the conduct of Afranius.

Despite the unprecedented size of Pompey's corps of legates — he received the right to appoint 24 of these senior adjutants — for his scourge of the pirates from the Mediterranean, Afranius did not number amongst them, as his patron chose to cultivate his links with the Roman aristocracy by appointing only men of distinguished family.

During his time in Iberia, Afranius had trained his legions to use a loose order formation, similar to that used so successfully by the Celtiberians and Lusitani.

After Caesar landed in Africa Province, his forces were harassed by Numidian light troops commanded by Afranius and his fellow Picentine, Titus Labienus.

She is often called Maximian's stepdaughter by ancient sources, leading to claims by Otto Seeck and Ernest Stein that she was born from an earlier marriage between Eutropia and Afranius Hannibalianus .< ref > Aurelius Victor, de Caesaribus 39. 25 ; Eutropius, Breviaria 9. 22 ; Jerome, Chronicle 225 < sup > g </ sup >; Epitome de Caesaribus 39. 2, 40. 12, quoted in Barnes, New Empire, 33 ; Barnes, New Empire, 33 .</ ref > This would make her the stepdaughter of Maximian.

* Publius Afranius Potitus, executed by Caligula

Lucius Afranius was a name shared by two prominent ancient Romans:

Galerius's sister gave birth to a son, Maximinus Daia, and Galerius's daughter by his first wife, Valeria Maximilla, married Maxentius, son of Maximian by his wife Eutropia ; Eutropia's first marriage ( to Afranius Hannibalianus ) had produced a daughter, Theodora, who became the second wife of Constantius Chlorus (" the Pale ") in 289 ( adopted by Maximian on March 1, 293 ).

After completing training ( which is rather relaxing for the conscripts while very stressful for the Centurions ), the newly formed unit sets off as reinforcements to Caesar who is fighting a losing campaign against a rival Roman faction headed by Caecilius Metellus Scipio in alliance with Afranius and King Juba I of Numidia.

In 64 BC, he sided with the Romans helping Pompey's legate Lucius Afranius when the latter occupied northern Mesopotamia, but it is alleged that he helped to betray Marcus Crassus by leading him out onto an open plain, resulting in 53 BC in the Battle of Carrhae, which destroyed an entire Roman army.

Other key figures in the resistance were Titus Labienus, Publius Attius Varus, Lucius Afranius, Marcus Petreius and the brothers Sextus and Gnaeus Pompeius ( Pompey's sons ).

This attack routed the enemy and Afranius pursued them into their camp.

Caesar's men attacked, but Afranius ' tactics almost led to their defeat, with Afranius being pushed back only when Caesar personally led legio IX in an attack.