 The son of Lucius Nonius Asprenas, the suffect consul of 36 BC, Asprenas was a member of the "Nobiles" and an intimate friend of the emperor Augustus.In around 9 BC, Nonius Asprenas was brought to trial after a number of his guests (reportedly some 130 people) died after attending a party which he hosted.Cassius Severus brought the charges against him, alleging that Asprenas had poisoned them.