Maeonius

In 267 or 266, Odaenathus was mysteriously assassinated, possibly by his nephew Maeonius, who was pissed off that he had been punished for insubordination.

Archive 2009-09-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2009

In 267 or 266, Odaenathus was mysteriously assassinated, possibly by his nephew Maeonius, who was pissed off that he had been punished for insubordination.

Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2009

Maeonius quaecumque senex aut Thracius Orpheus aut Mytilenaeo modulatur pectine Sappho240

The Marriage of Honorius and Maria Claudian 1912

[56] His nephew Maeonius presumed to dart his javelin before that of his uncle; and though admonished of his error, repeated the same insolence.

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Edward Gibbon 1765

The offence was soon forgot, but the punishment was remembered; and Maeonius, with a few daring associates, assassinated his uncle in the midst of a great entertainment.

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Edward Gibbon 1765

But Maeonius obtained only the pleasure of revenge by this bloody deed.

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Edward Gibbon 1765

Maeonius, with a few daring associates, assassinated his uncle in the midst of a great entertainment.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

His nephew Maeonius presumed to dart his javelin before that of his uncle; and though admonished of his error, repeated the same insolence.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

But Maeonius obtained only the pleasure of revenge by this bloody deed.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

uerba loquor socianda chordis: non, si priores Maeonius tenet5 sedes Homerus, Pindaricae latent

Song Makes Immortal Horace 1912