Lucius Arruntius the Younger

Lucius Arruntius
Born	Before 27 BC
Died	37 AD
Cause of death	Suicide by opening of veins
Citizenship	Roman
Occupation	Senator
Years active	6 AD – 37 AD
Organization	Senate of Rome
Known for	being a respected and wealthy Roman senator
Term	6 AD – 37 AD
Opponent(s)	Sejanus, Macro
Criminal charge	adultery, maiestas, irreverence towards the emperor (not convicted)
Children	Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus (adopted)
Parent(s)	Lucius Arruntius the Elder

Lucius Arruntius the Younger (before 27 BC – 37 AD) was a Roman senator praised by the ancient Roman historian Tacitus. He lived throughout most of the reigns of the two first Roman emperors Augustus and Tiberius. In 6 AD he was appointed consul and governor of Hispania Tarraconensis around 25 AD which he governed in absentia for over 10 years. Throughout the latter part of his life he was plagued by hostility from the Praetorian Guard prefects, Sejanus and Macro which culminated in his suicide in 37 AD after being arraigned on a trumped up charge of irreverence to the then emperor Tiberius.

Lucius Arruntius the Younger descended from an ancient and noble family and was the son of Lucius Arruntius the Elder, a Roman admiral noteworthy for his participation during the Battle of Actium, where he was in command of Augustus' central fleet. Little else is known of the life of Lucius Arruntius the Younger before his consulship in 6 AD.

Arruntius had an adopted son, Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus who was appointed governor of Dalmatia in about 40 AD and attempted to revolt against Claudius in 41 AD. This suggests that Arruntius may have nurtured revolutionary ideas in his son. He also had an adopted grandson called Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus who was apparently more proud of his descent from Pompey The Great than that of Arruntius.

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