▁father ▁T iber ius ▁Claud ius ▁Ag ri pp inus , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁cons ul . ▁The ▁Lic in ni ▁family ▁was ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁status , ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁well ▁known ▁Ly cian ▁families . ▁It ▁is ▁unknown ▁how ▁much ▁of ▁a ▁role ▁Claud ius ▁D ry ant ian us ▁played , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁some ▁considered ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁Cass ius ' ▁partner ▁in ▁crime . ▁Claud ius ▁D ry ant ian us ▁and ▁Av idia ▁Alex andra ▁were ▁p ardon ed ▁by ▁Marcus ▁A ure lius , ▁although ▁Claud ius ▁D ry ant ian us ' ▁estate ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Many ▁nobles ▁throughout ▁the ▁emp ire ▁opposed ▁the ▁re bell ion , ▁one ▁example ▁being ▁Her odes ▁Att icus , ▁who ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁having ▁sent ▁Cass ius ▁a ▁letter ▁containing ▁only ▁the ▁word ▁em anes , ▁literally ▁" you ▁are ▁mad ". ▁Despite ▁this ▁w ides p read ▁opposition , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Rome ▁was ▁thrown ▁into ▁a ▁pan ic , ▁which ▁forced ▁A ure lius ▁to ▁send ▁G ai us ▁V ett ius ▁Sab in ian us ▁Julius ▁H osp es , ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁P ann onia ▁In fer ior , ▁with ▁troops ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁city . ▁A ure lius ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁his ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁I azy ges , ▁and ▁end ▁the ▁Mar com ann ic ▁War . ▁Several ▁bar bar ian ▁tribes ▁sent ▁offers ▁of ▁their ▁assistance ▁to ▁A