# Sejanus — The Lives of the Caesars character guide

> Sejanus in The Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Aelius Sejanus

**First appearance:** 0002-book-iii-tiberius

## Who they are

The Praetorian prefect who turned a bodyguard into a secret police, ruling Rome from Tiberius's shadow until the emperor's suspicion caught up with him.

## In the story

### [Book III: Tiberius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-iii-tiberius)

Tiberius's favorite; after his death, Tiberius becomes even more cruel.

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