# Narcissus — The Lives of the Caesars character guide

> Narcissus in The Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-book-v-the-deified-claudius

## Who they are

Freedman secretary of Claudius, powerful and wealthy.

## In the story

### [Book V: The Deified Claudius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-v-the-deified-claudius)

A freedman who conspired with Messalina against Appius Silanus and manipulated Claudius.

### [The Deified Titus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/the-deified-titus)

Freedman of Claudius who brought in a physiognomist to examine Britannicus; the physiognomist predicted Titus would become emperor.

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