Fonteius Capito

Family: Roman · Role: proconsul · First appears: Annals IV (5)

Fonteius Capito was a Roman proconsul who governed Asia. In Annals IV (5), he opposed Vibius Serenus and was acquitted when the charges brought against him were shown to have “were forged.”

In Histories I, while in Germany, Cornelius Aquinus and Fabius Valens killed him without awaiting instructions. They were his officers and were believed to have urged him to declare war, then falsely accused him when he refused; Galba approved what had happened. The army later opposed Julius Burdo for allegedly intriguing against Fonteius Capito and falsely accusing him, while Crispinus was said to have stained his hands with Capito’s blood. Fonteius Capito had also executed Julius Paulus “on a false charge of rebellion.”

Relationship record

Life events

• Cornelius Aquinus and Fabius Valens killed Fonteius Capito without awaiting instructions.(Histories I.5-8 · 📍 Germany)
  • With: Cornelius Aquinus Fabius Valens
  • “Capito had made a similar attempt in Germany and was killed by two officers, Cornelius Aquinus and Fabius Valens, without waiting for instructions.”
• Galba was accused of murdering numerous officials and commanders across the empire.(Histories I.36-39)
  • With: Galba Obultronius Sabinus Cornelius Marcellus Betuus Cilo Clodius Macer Cingonius Turpilianus Nymphidius
  • “These were the auspices under which he made his entry; and what glory has he brought to the throne he occupies, save the murder of Obultronius Sabinus and Cornelius Marcellus in Spain, of Betuus Cilo in Gaul, of Fonteius Capito in Germany, of Clodius Macer in Africa, of Cingonius on his march to Rome, of Turpilianus in the city, and of Nymphidius in the camp?”
• Fabius Valens murdered Fonteius Capito after undermining his loyalty.(Histories III.61-65)
  • With: Fabius Valens
  • “He murdered Fonteius Capito, whose loyalty he had undermined--or perhaps because he had failed to do so.”
• Fonteius Capito executed Julius Paulus on a false charge of rebellion.(Histories IV.9-13)
  • With: Julius Paulus
  • “Paulus had been executed by Fonteius Capito on a false charge of rebellion.”

Annals IV (5)

• enemies with Vibius Serenus “But Fonteius Capito, who had as Proconsul governed Asia, was acquitted, upon proof that the crimes brought against him by Vibius Serenus were forged;”

Histories I.5-8

• enemies with Cornelius Aquinus “Capito had made a similar attempt in Germany and was killed by two officers, Cornelius Aquinus and Fabius Valens, without waiting for instructions.”
• enemies with Fabius Valens “Capito had made a similar attempt in Germany and was killed by two officers, Cornelius Aquinus and Fabius Valens, without waiting for instructions.”
• servant: Cornelius Aquinus (The officers are presented as Capito's officers.) “His officers, they supposed, had urged him to declare war, and, when they could not persuade him, had gone on to charge him falsely with their own offence”
• servant: Fabius Valens (The officers are presented as Capito's officers.) “His officers, they supposed, had urged him to declare war, and, when they could not persuade him, had gone on to charge him falsely with their own offence”
• enemies with Galba “while Galba from weakness of character, or perhaps because he was afraid to inquire too far, approved what had happened for good or for ill, since it was past alteration.”

Histories I.36-39

• enemies with Galba “That is Galba's only ”

Histories I.58-62

• enemies with Julius Burdo “The indignation of the army had broken out against him, because he was supposed to have intrigued against Fonteius Capito, and to have accused him falsely.”
• enemies with Crispinus “He had actually stained his hands with Capito's blood”

Histories III.61-65

• enemies with Fabius Valens “He murdered Fonteius Capito, whose loyalty he had undermined--or perhaps because he had failed to do so.”

Histories IV.9-13

• enemies with Julius Paulus “Paulus had been executed by Fonteius Capito on a false charge of rebellion.”

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