Aponius Saturninus

Family: Moesian army · Role: Governor of Moesia · First appears: Histories II.82-86

Life events

• Aponius Saturninus ordered Tettius Julianus murdered, but Julianus escaped into the wilderness.(Histories II.82-86 · 📍 Moesia)
  • With: Tettius Julianus
  • “He sent a centurion to murder Tettius Julianus, who commanded the Seventh legion, alleging the interests of his party as a cloak for a personal quarrel. Julianus heard of his danger and, taking some guides who knew the country, escaped into the wilds of Moesia and got as far as Mount Haemus.”
• Aponius Saturninus defected to Vespasian's side and reported the Third legion's desertion.(Histories II.96-100)
  • With: Vespasian
  • “Aponius did not tell the whole story. So the emperor's flattering friends began to explain it all away”
• Aponius Saturninus escaped the mutinous soldiers with assistance from Antonius, Aponianus, and Messala.(Histories III.9-11)
  • With: Antonius Primus Dillius Aponianus Vipstanus Messala
  • “He escaped, however, aided not so much by the efforts of Antonius, Aponianus, and Messala, who did everything in their power to rescue him, but rather by the security of his hiding-place”
• Aponius Saturninus surrendered his lictors and retired to Patavium.(Histories III.9-11 · 📍 Patavium)
  • “Eventually he gave up his lictors and retired to Patavium.”
• The governors’ departures left Antonius in supreme command of the two armies.(Histories III.9-11)
  • With: Antonius Primus Tampius Flavianus
  • “The departure of both the consular governors left Antonius in supreme command of the two armies.”

Histories II.82-86

• enemies with Tettius Julianus “He sent a centurion to murder Tettius Julianus, who commanded the Seventh legion, alleging the interests of his party as a cloak for a personal quarrel.”

Histories II.96-100

• friends with Vespasian “The first news of rebellion which reached Vitellius came from Aponius Saturninus, who, before himself going over to Vespasian's side, wrote to announce the desertion of the Third legion.”

Histories III.9-11

• employer: Antonius Primus “The departure of both the consular governors left Antonius in supreme command of the two armies. His colleagues deferred to him and the men gave him enthusiastic support.”
• friends with Antonius Primus “He escaped, however, aided not so much by the efforts of Antonius, Aponianus, and Messala, who did everything in their power to rescue him, but rather by the security of his hiding-place, for he concealed himself in the furnace of some disused baths.”
• friends with Dillius Aponianus “He escaped, however, aided not so much by the efforts of Antonius, Aponianus, and Messala, who did everything in their power to rescue him, but rather by the security of his hiding-place, for he concealed himself in the furnace of some disused baths.”
• friends with Vipstanus Messala “He escaped, however, aided not so much by the efforts of Antonius, Aponianus, and Messala, who did everything in their power to rescue him, but rather by the security of his hiding-place, for he concealed himself in the furnace of some disused baths.”

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Extracted from the original text of Tacitus — The Histories & The Annals (Books I-VI) & Agricola. Made with Rho MD.