Aquilius Regulus

Family: Roman · Role: senator · First appears: Histories IV.40-42

Life events

Vipstanus Messala interceded for his disgraced brother Aquilius Regulus before the senate.(Histories IV.40-42)
- With: Vipstanus Messala
- “On this occasion Vipstanus Messala gained a great reputation, both for dutiful affection and for eloquence, by venturing to intercede for his brother Aquilius Regulus”
Aquilius Regulus fell into disgrace for bringing about the ruin of the Crassi and Orfitus families.(Histories IV.40-42)
- With: Crassus Orfitus
- “Regulus had fallen into great disfavour for having brought about the ruin of the noble families of the Crassi and of Orfitus.”

siblings with Vipstanus Messala “On this occasion Vipstanus Messala gained a great reputation, both for dutiful affection and for eloquence, by venturing to intercede for his brother Aquilius Regulus, although he had not attained the senatorial age.”
enemies with Curtius Montanus “Curtius Montanus now attacked him in a savage speech, and even went so far as to charge Regulus with having given money to Piso's murderer after Galba's death, and with having bitten Piso's head.”
enemies with Piso “Curtius Montanus now attacked him in a savage speech, and even went so far as to charge Regulus with having given money to Piso's murderer after Galba's death, and with having bitten Piso's head.”
enemies with Crassus “Regulus had fallen into great disfavour for having brought about the ruin of the noble families of the Crassi and of Orfitus.”
enemies with Orfitus “Regulus had fallen into great disfavour for having brought about the ruin of the noble families of the Crassi and of Orfitus.”
enemies with Sulpicia Praetextata “Crassus' wife, Sulpicia Praetextata, and his four sons were anxious to secure revenge if the senate would grant a trial.”

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