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, perhaps the son of the Quintus Vitellius who was a quaestor under Augustus.^[2] 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.^[3]^[4] 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]^[5] Aulus was consul suffectus in AD 32, and died in office.^[6] Quintus was a senator, whom the emperor deprived of his rank.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Suetonius, "The Life of Vitellius", 2.
^ 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).

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[Suetonius_Vitellius_2-1] Suetonius, "The Life of Vitellius", 2.

[2] Suetonius, "The Life of Vitellius", 1.

[3] Suetonius, "The Life of Vitellius", 2, 3.

[4] Tacitus, Annales, vi. 28, 32, 36, 37, 41.

[5] Tacitus, Annales, i. 70, ii. 6, 74, iii. 10, 13, 17, 19, v. 8, vi. 47.

[6] Fasti Ostienses.

[7] Tacitus, Annales, ii. 48.

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