a charioteer, the companion of Elagabalus in his first race, and from that day forward the chosen friend of the emperor, by whom he was appointed praefectus vigilum. (Lamprid. Elagab. 6. 12; D. C. 79.15.)
[W.R]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890