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'''Tigilinus''' was a minister and favourite of the emperor [[Nero]]. He was a native of Agrigentum, of humble origin and possibly of Greek descent. | '''Tigilinus''' was a minister and favourite of the emperor [[Nero]]. He was a native of Agrigentum, of humble origin and possibly of Greek descent. | ||
[[First Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Barbara Wright]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Vicki]] encountered him in the year [[64]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Romans]]'') | [[First Doctor|The First Doctor]], [[Barbara Wright]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Vicki]] encountered him in the year [[64]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Romans]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Revision as of 10:33, 21 February 2011
Tigilinus was a minister and favourite of the emperor Nero. He was a native of Agrigentum, of humble origin and possibly of Greek descent.
The First Doctor, Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton, and Vicki encountered him in the year 64. (DW: The Romans)
Behind the scenes
- History records his name as being Gaius Ophonius Tigellinus, also known as Sophonius Tigellinus, rather than this story's credits which spell his name Tigilinus.
- He is also the first "comedy death" in the show, according to DWM, 393.
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