Publius Vitellius the Elder
Publius Vitellius, grandfather of the emperor Vitellius, was a Roman eques, who served as procurator during the reign of Augustus.[1]
Family
Vitellius was born at Nuceria Apulorum (Luceria) or possibly at Nuceria Alfaterna,[2] perhaps the son of the Quintus Vitellius who was a quaestor under Augustus.[3] His sister, Vitellia, married Aulus Plautius, consul suffectus in 1 BC. He had four sons: Lucius, the father of the emperor, had a distinguished military career, and was consul in AD 34.[4][5] Publius was also a distinguished soldier, serving on the staff of Germanicus. He was arrested following the downfall of Sejanus, and died in confinement.[1][6] Aulus was consul suffectus in AD 32, and died in office.[7] Quintus was a senator, whom the emperor deprived of his rank.[8]
See also
References
- 1 2 Suetonius, "The Life of Vitellius", 2.
- ↑ Le tribù romane. Atti della XVIe Rencontre sur l’épigraphie, pp. 385-394
- ↑ Suetonius, "The Life of Vitellius", 1.
- ↑ Suetonius, "The Life of Vitellius", 2, 3.
- ↑ Tacitus, Annales, vi. 28, 32, 36, 37, 41.
- ↑ Tacitus, Annales, i. 70, ii. 6, 74, iii. 10, 13, 17, 19, v. 8, vi. 47.
- ↑ Fasti Ostienses.
- ↑ Tacitus, Annales, ii. 48.
Bibliography
- Fasti Ostienses, CIL XIV, 244.
- Publius Cornelius Tacitus, Annales.
- Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, De Vita Caesarum (Lives of the Caesars, or The Twelve Caesars).
- Marina Silvestrini, Le tribù romane. Atti della XVIe Rencontre sur l’épigraphie (The Roman Tribes. Acts of the 26th Encounter on Epigraphy), Bari (2010).