Cluvius Rufus

Family: Roman · Role: governor · First appears: Histories II.54-58

Life events

• Vitellius granted Cluvius Rufus a court position while allowing him to retain Spain as absentee governor.(Histories II.64-68)
  • With: Vitellius
  • “Cluvius' influence carried the day, and Vitellius even had his own freedman punished. Cluvius was given a place at court, while still retaining Spain, of which he was absentee governor”

Histories II.54-58

• friends with Vitellius “He also sent some centurions ahead to gain the sympathies of the Moors for Vitellius.”

Histories II.64-68

• enemies with Hilarus “A freedman of the imperial court, Hilarus by name, had given evidence against him, alleging that, when Cluvius heard of the rival claims of Otho and Vitellius, he had endeavoured to set up an independent authority of his own in Spain”
• employer: Vitellius “However, Cluvius' influence carried the day, and Vitellius even had his own freedman punished. Cluvius was given a place at court, while still retaining Spain, of which he was absentee governor”

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