Talk:Marcus Scribonius Libo Drusus

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Libo Drusus was accused of plotting against the Emperor's life through the practice of necromancy; he didn't do anything more according to Tacitus than employ the services of a necromancer and inquire after the time of Tiberius' demise; it was after this incident I think that all inquiries through divination as to the time of death of the Emperors were deemed a capital offence. The case of Libo Drusus' trial is important according to Tacitus because of the fact that it was the first instance of delatio, i.e. of snitching against fellow citizens in the interests of the absolutist rule of the Empire, a phenomenon which grew to gigantic proportions only to culminate to Domitian's Terror, which Tacitus survived. I think these two issues are too important to ommit in an article about Libo Drusus; his case is becoming more significant with these taken into account. Lucius Domitius 13:00, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I should add that the article seems to be taking into account only Tacitus' version of the events; Suetonius, Dio, Velleius, and the Fasti Amiterni paint the picture of Libo as a dangerous conspirator against Tiberius, not a harmless fool. Lucius Domitius 20:07, 19 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

According to Smith under Drusus we seem to have our Libo's mixed up. The conspirator was Lucius Scribonius and his father was Marcus. There is a bit of confusion because both were called Drusus Libo or Libo Drusus but the father was legitimately adopted from the Scribonii into the Livii Drusi, which is the only way he could have got the name Drusus. In contrast to what our disambig says (I am going to change it) Drusus was the name of a branch of the Livii and could not have belonged to any other family. Thus the name of the conspirator is somewhat of a problem until you know the details. He got the name Drusus because his father was adopted into the Livii Drusi and some call him Libo Drusus, same as his father. But now, he turns up with Scribonius instead of Livius in his name - an impossibility, since Drusus was not a general name and did not belong to the Scribonii. We read however that his aunt Scribonia (must be, his father's natural sister) defended him but to no avail, he was convicted, disowned, disinherited and all his property was confiscated. Evidently the Livii Drusi kicked him out and he reverted to being a Scribonius. Its all debatable of course. But this article needs to be done right and the confusion cleared up. Smith is pretty good.Dave (talk) 16:50, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 4 July 2020

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The result of the move request was: Unopposed move (non-admin closure) (t · c) buidhe 08:40, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Marcus Scribonius Libo → Marcus Scribonius Libo Drusus – This is the name whom this person seems to be best known by. All other languages of Wikipedia seem to use this. Its also a little confusing to talk about his loss of the name "Drusus" if the name is not actually in the title. ★Trekker (talk) 17:41, 4 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.