Please answer the following question: Facts: - known for: servant to claudius , suspect in his murder - death date: c. 70-80 ad -lrb- ~ 50 years -rrb- - birth date: c. 20-30 ad - name: halotus - occupation: food taster and butler Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of halotus .
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halotus -lrb- c. 20-30 adc .70-80 ad -rrb- was a servant to the roman emperor claudius , the fourth member of the julio-claudian dynasty .he served claudius as a taster and as a chief steward , and it was because of his occupation , which entailed close contact with claudius at all times , that he is and was a suspect in the murder of the latter by poison .along with agrippina the younger , the wife of claudius , halotus was considered one of the most likely to have committed the murder , although speculation by ancient historians suggest that he may have been working under orders of agrippina .following the death of claudius , much public outrage ensued , and there was a clear desire in the general public that halotus , and several other suspects -lrb- such as tigellinus , another servant who served claudius -rrb- , be executed .however , nero , who succeeded the throne , allowed halotus to continue as chief steward and taster ; halotus served nero until the latter 's death in 68 , and galba 's assumption of the throne .shortly after galba became emperor , he bestowed upon halotus an '' important procuratorship '' .this new occupation of procurator resulted in halotus ' becoming a very wealthy man in roman society .galba 's reason for allowing halotus such a well-paying job when he was generally unpopular in the roman society could not fairly be predicted ; galba often made decisions that were not well liked by the public , but which galba often claimed were '' for the economic good '' .halotus died close to the end of the century , his public reputation somewhat restored after his rise in stature and wealth .his date of death is not mentioned by ancient historians of the time , such as tacitus or suetonius , who were also some of the main recorders of the events surrounding claudius ' death , and the political trauma that followed .whether halotus was truly involved in the murder of claudius and to what extent remains an unresolved point , as do many other aspects related to claudius ' passing .