Sosianus

was tribune of the plebs, A. D. 56, and praetor, A. D. 62. In the latter year he was banished for having written libellous verses against Nero, but was recalled to Rome in A. D. 66, in consequence of his having brought an accusation against Anteius. He was, however, again banished at the commencement of Nero's reign as one of the informers under the tyrant. (Tac. Ann. 13.28, 14.48, 16.14, Hist. 4.44.)

a surname of Apollo at Rome. derived from the quaestor C. Sosius bringing his statue from Selencia to Rome. (Cic. Att. 8.6; Plin. Nat. 13.5, 36.4.) [L.S]