In the year 93, Baebius Massa—who had been the Roman governor of Baetica (approximately Spanish Andalusia)—faced prosecution for crimes against the inhabitants of his province. Herennius Senecio and Pliny the Younger were in charge of trying Massa, and it was a personal case for Senecio, as he had been born in Baetica. Senecio and Pliny … Continue reading Convicted Governor Baebius Massa’s Desperate And Deadly Accusation Of Treason Against His Roman Prosecutor