Sextus Afranius Burrus
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Sextus Afranius Burrus
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| Born | 1 Gallia Narbonensis, Vasio |
| Died | 62 (age 61) Rome |
| Allegiance | Roman Empire |
| Years of service | 50 AD – 62 |
| Rank | Praetorian prefect |
| Commands held | Praetorian Guard |
Sextus Afranius Burrus (born AD 1 in Vasio, Gallia Narbonensis;[1] died AD 62) was a prefect of the Praetorian Guard and was, together with Seneca the Younger, an advisor to the Roman emperor Nero, making him a very powerful man in the early years of Nero's reign.[2][3]
Agrippina the Younger chose him as Prefect in 51 to secure her son Nero's place as emperor after the death of Claudius.[4] For the first eight years of Nero's rule, Burrus and Nero's former tutor Seneca helped maintain a stable government. Burrus acquiesced to Nero's murder of Agrippina the Younger but lost his influence over Nero anyway. He died in 62, some say from poison.[5]
The cognomen "Burrus" is the Latin version of the name Pyrrhus, king of Epirus.
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| Preceded by | Praetorian prefect 51–62 |
Succeeded by Faenius Rufus and Gaius Ophonius Tigellinus |
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