servant fourth member dynasty served chief steward occupation entailed close contact suspect murder poison younger wife considered likely committed murder speculation ancient historians suggest working orders following death public outrage ensued clear desire general public suspects servant served executed throne allowed continue chief steward served death assumption throne shortly bestowed important new occupation resulted wealthy man roman society reason allowing paying job generally unpopular roman society fairly predicted decisions liked public claimed economic good died close end century public reputation somewhat restored rise stature wealth date death mentioned ancient historians time main events death political trauma followed involved murder extent remains unresolved point aspects related passing servant worked servant held position official occupation entailed portion meal ate day poison worked detect sinister problems emperor meal food fit consumed emperor personal accompany banquet dinner chief steward family majority time formed relationship younger suggesting possibility collaboration poisoning meant aware details emperor food preferences meal times schedule making easier commit murder known possible reasons likely related possibility sexual contact servant master prohibition sexual contact royalty servants guards slaves uncommon parts world era thought male prevent required submit order hold position poisoning primarily remembered suspected involvement conspiracy poisoning emperor october times death dispute possible died natural causes actual manner poisoning regards poison food hidden etc remains unclear considered likely considering writings ancient historians poison concealed mushrooms known particularly fond younger wife thought likely instigated murder lead plot overthrow emperor official probably role plot believing food safe consume prime suspect access eaten emperor night death suggested murderer working orders uncertain gain death emperor political personal advantage gained death husband evident dead biological son able claim throne known animosity grown months preceding homicide notable suspects included professional royal physician line suggestion poison immediately fatal said carried ailing banquet taken room forced poisoned feather mouth encouraging poisoned details poisoning dispute argue rome claim night poisoned poison cause fall ill second dose given kill debated time death discussed version claims poison potent died instantly says endured dawn following day suggested died late noon october aftermath public outrage resulted mystery death death clear desire people rome suspected murder executed included killed allowed retain position reign successor despite public feeling rewarded ordered relating servant possibly involved murder death called romans public outrage chosen award lucrative number reasons reign known making unpopular political economical actions supposedly mind financial health city great rise status subsequent prosperity way beneficial eyes specifically certainly degree benefit way indirectly directly economically financially office described important details relating actual occupation specified receiving include person survived promoted wealthy roman people called execution saved agents worst lot gave important particular chosen high paid position unclear spared unclear servants killed assumption throne notes noted quote wealthy leading possibility job involved tax collection public political reaction pretended alive involved plot including undertaking normal duties arrangements accession secure news merely sick dead spread widely making requests behalf people believing emperor lived preparations accession death revealed roman people cremated ashes interred october days death despite great political passing caused senate quickly took throne wanted young age sixteen politically easy specified throne following death swiftly took firm control unsettled public rigid supporters men short period partially attributed known opinions adoptive father politically publicly criticised insulted late laws policies disregarded abandoned reasoning simply stupid given consideration responded allegations poisoned mushrooms kill naming fungus food gods lending idea mushrooms death died 1st century time death held granted kept position despite soon bestowed political year emperors time death public reputation partially restored accumulated degree wealth cleared details relating death recorded writings ancient historians specific dates
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