his aunt, scribonia (second wife of roman emperor augustus), tried to convince marcus to face trial rather than commit suicide. however, marcus committed suicide by stabbing himself twice in the stomach on 13 september 16 ad. the roman senate agreed to divide his property among his accusers, which was the common practice of the time. furthermore, his statue and funeral masks were removed from descendants' funeral parades and members of the gens ‘scribonius’ were forbidden to bear the name ‘drusus’. his supporters were executed, and the day of his death was declared a public holiday.