Tacitus reports that (unlike most holders of that office) he did not profit from it. With Tigellinus, he succeeded Sextus Afranius Burrus as praetorian prefect in AD 62.
Tacitus states that, unlike many previous holders of the office, he did not profit from his position. He took over the role of praetorian prefect from Sextus Afranius Burrus under Tigellinus in AD 62.