Manlius Valens

Family: Vitellius' party · Role: commander of the Italian legion · First appears: Histories I.63-66

Life events

• Vitellius withheld honors from Manlius Valens after Fabius secretly slandered him.(Histories I.63-66)
  • With: Vitellius
  • “Manlius Valens, who was in command of the Italian legion, never received any distinction from Vitellius, although he deserved well of the party, the reason being that Fabius slandered him behind his back, while to avert his suspicions he praised him to his face.”

Histories I.63-66

• enemies with Fabius Valens “Manlius Valens, who was in command of the Italian legion, never received any distinction from Vitellius, although he deserved well of the party, the reason being that Fabius slandered him behind his back, while to avert his suspicions he praised him to his face.”

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