Larginus Proclus

Larginus Proclus was a Germanic soothsayer in the 1st century.[1] Using a method of divination based on interpretation of lightning, he predicted that the Roman emperor Domitian would die on a certain day.[1][2] He was in consequence sent by the governor of Germany to Rome, where he was condemned to death by the emperor himself.[1][2] The punishment was deferred so that he could be executed after the prophesied date of death.[1] However, Domitian was indeed assassinated on the date Larginus Proclus had prophesied, so his punishment was commuted and he was awarded 400,000 sesterces from Domitian's successor Nerva.[1]