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Sisenna

A Roman officer attending the banquet at Machaerus.

minor

First appearance: herodias

Sisenna shows up with force in I: The Curse. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A publican who inventories the tetrarch's horses under Vitellius's orders.
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  • Breaking point
  • Closing

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