Editing Sejanus His Fall (section)

{{Short description|1603 play by Ben Jonson}}
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[[File:Sejanus his Fall 1616.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Title page of the 1616 [[Folio (printing)|folio]] edition, with list of actors opposite]]
'''''Sejanus His Fall''''', a 1603 play by [[Ben Jonson]], is a [[tragedy]] about [[Sejanus|Lucius Aelius Sejanus]], the favourite of the [[Roman emperor]] [[Tiberius]].

''Sejanus His Fall'' was performed at court in 1603, and at the [[Globe Theatre]] in 1604. The latter performance was a failure. According to Jonson, an unnamed co-author "had good share" in the version of the play as it was "acted on the public stage". For reasons unknown the play was accused of promoting "[[Catholicism|popery]] and treason". Jonson was questioned, but no action was taken.

Jonson published the play in a revised version, replacing the contributions of his co-author with his own words. The published version was accompanied by copious marginal notes citing its historical sources, in [[quarto]] in 1605 and in [[folio (printing)|folio]] in 1616.