serviceyears commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance birth_date rank article_title name
94 & ndash ; 96 praetorian guard rome 96 unknown roman empire 40 praetorian prefect titus petronius secundus
 titus petronius secundus
titus petronius secundus

titus petronius secundus -lrb- 40 -- 97 -rrb- was a prefect of the roman imperial bodyguard , known as the praetorian guard , under emperor domitian , from 94 until 96 .
prior to becoming praetorian prefect , petronius had served as governor of the egypt province from 92 until 93 .
according to ancient sources , petronius was among a number of government officials implicated in the conspiracy which led to the assassination of domitian on september 18 , 96 .
upon the accession of emperor nerva , he was dismissed as prefect and allowed to retire outside of rome .
support for domitian however remained strong in the army .
dissatisfaction with the state of affairs ultimately led to a rebellion in which the praetorian guard , led by casperius aelianus , laid siege to the imperial palace and took nerva hostage , forcing him to submit to their demands and hand over those responsible for domitian 's death .
the revolt was successful and petronius was murdered by the praetorians .
