Dillius Vocula

Also known as: Vocula · Family: Roman · Role: commander of the Twenty-second legion · First appears: Histories IV.24-27

Life events

Flaccus recruited auxiliaries and assigned Vocula picked soldiers from two legions.(Histories IV.24-27 · 📍 Gaul)
- With: Hordeonius Flaccus
- “Flaccus, who had received news of the siege of Vetera, dispatched a party to recruit auxiliaries in Gaul, and gave Dillius Vocula, in command of the Twenty-second, a force of picked soldiers from his two legions.”
The army demanded Vocula's leadership, and Flaccus resigned the chief command to him.(Histories IV.24-27)
- With: Hordeonius Flaccus
- “The army then unanimously demanded that Vocula should lead them, and Flaccus accordingly resigned the chief command to him.”
Herennius Gallus assumed shared command with Vocula.(Histories IV.24-27 · 📍 Novaesium)
- With: Herennius Gallus
- “On entering Novaesium they were joined by the Sixteenth legion. Herennius Gallus now shared with Vocula the responsibility of command.”
Gallus was imprisoned for treason, then Vocula arrived and immediately freed him.(Histories IV.24-27)
- With: Herennius Gallus
- “At last their threats so terrified Gallus that he, too, charged Flaccus with treason. He was put in irons until the arrival of Vocula, who at once set him free”
Vocula had the ringleaders of the riot executed.(Histories IV.24-27)
- “and on the next day had the ringleaders of the riot executed.”

employer: Hordeonius Flaccus “Flaccus accordingly resigned the chief command to him.”
with Herennius Gallus (Co-commanders sharing responsibility.) “Herennius Gallus now shared with Vocula the responsibility of command.”
protégé: Herennius Gallus “He was put in irons until the arrival of Vocula, who at once set him free.”

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