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Annals by Tacitus
Translated by Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb
Book V Chapter 7: The fall of Sejanus. Blaesus[AD 31]
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Then detaining those of his friends who were minded to stay with him and converse, or, if otherwise, dismissing them, he thus spent part of the day, and with a numerous circle yet round him, all gazing on his fearless face, and imagining that there was still time to elapse before the last scene, he fell on a sword which he had concealed in his robe. The emperor [Note 1] did not pursue him after his death with either accusation or reproach, although he had heaped a number of foul charges on Blaesus.

Note 1: emperor = Tiberius

Event: The fall of Sejanus