Verginius

Family: German forces · Role: commander · First appears: Histories I.5-8

Life events

Verginius’s soldiers offered him the throne, though he did not immediately declare for Galba.(Histories I.5-8)
- “Verginius did not immediately declare for Galba. Whether he really did not want the throne is doubtful: without question his soldiers made him the offer.”
Galba summoned Verginius under false pretenses, barred his return, and charged him with treachery.(Histories I.5-8)
- With: Galba
- “Galba had sent for Verginius under a pretence of friendship, and, when he was not allowed to return and was even charged with treachery”
Otho appointed Verginius consul with Pompeius Vopiscus as colleague.(Histories I.77-80)
- With: Otho Pompeius Vopiscus
- “For the next two months he appointed Verginius, as a sort of sop to the army in Germany. As colleague he gave him Pompeius Vopiscus, ostensibly because he was an old friend of his own, but it was generally understood as a compliment to Vienne.”

enemies with Galba “Galba had sent for Verginius under a pretence of friendship, and, when he was not allowed to return and was even charged with treachery, the soldiers considered his case their own.”

employer: Otho “For the next two months he appointed Verginius, as a sort of sop to the army in Germany.”

friends with Fabius Valens “Rising to the command of a legion, he supported Verginius and then defamed his character.”
enemies with Fabius Valens “Rising to the command of a legion, he supported Verginius and then defamed his character.”

enemies with Vindex “Don't think of the defeat of Vindex. Why, it was the Batavian cavalry which trampled on the Aedui and Arverni, and there were Belgic auxiliaries in Verginius' force.”

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