Aulus Cremutius Cordus (c. ? - 25 AD) was a Roman historian. There are very few remaining fragments of his work, that covered the civil war and the reign of Augustus Caesar. In 25 AD he was forced by Sejanus who was praetorian prefect under Tiberius to take his life. He was accused for having eulogized Brutus and spoken of Cassius as the last of the Romans, which was considered an offence under the lex majestatis, and the senate ordered the burning of his writings. Seneca, however, tells us that he most likely incurred Sejanus' displeasure for critizising him, because he had commissioned a statue of himself. We also know from this source - a letter to Cordus' daughter Marcia - that he starved himself to death. She was also instrumental in saving his work, so that it could be published again under Caligula. Apart from Seneca he is mentioned by Tacitus, Suetonius and Dio Cassius. Events Han dynasty was restored in China as Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor, start of jiangwu era (->56). ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Augustus Caesar Caesar Augustus (Latin: IMP·CAESAR·DIVI·F·AVGVSTVS)¹ (23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), known earlier in his life as Gaius Octavius or Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, was the first Roman Emperor and is traditionally considered the greatest. ... Lucius Aelius Seianus (or Sejanus) (20 BC – October 18, 31 AD) was an ambitious soldier, friend and confidant of Tiberius, and for a time the most influential and feared citizen of Rome. ... Praetorian prefect (Latin Praefectus praetorio) was the constant title of a high office in the Roman state that changed fundamentally in nature. ... Tiberius Caesar Augustus, born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16, 42 BC – March 16 AD 37), was the second Roman Emperor, from the death of Augustus in AD 14 until his own death in 37. ... Lucius Annaeus Seneca (often known simply as Seneca, or Seneca the Younger) (c. ... Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus (August 31, 12 – January 24, 41), also known as Gaius Caesar or Caligula, was the third Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from 37 to 41. ... Gaius Cornelius Tacitus Publius or Gaius Cornelius Tacitus (c. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Dio Cassius Cocceianus (c. ...