Lucius Arruntius,consul 6 ce and son of *Arruntius (1), also an orator. Wealth, connections, energy, accomplishments, and integrity made him one of the most influential senators of his time, but the story that *Augustus, on his deathbed, said that he was both worthy of the supreme power and capable, if the chance came, of seizing it, is a later fiction. Arruntius aroused the enmity of *Tiberius' ministers, but enjoyed the trust of Tiberius himself. Appointed governor of Nearer Spain, he was allowed to remain in Rome and administer his province by legates (see legati) for ten or more years (from 23?). In 31 a charge brought against him by creatures of *Sejanus was quashed; in 37, accused of *maiestas and adultery through the contrivance of *Macro and without the knowledge of Tiberius, he committed suicide. L. *Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus was his son by adoption.
