Quintius Atticus

Also known as: Atticus · Family: Vitellian · Role: consul · First appears: Histories III.73-77

Life events

• Vitellian forces captured Flavius Sabinus and Quintius Atticus and brought them before Vitellius.(Histories III.73-77)
  • With: Vitellius Flavius Sabinus
  • “Sabinus and Atticus were loaded with chains and taken to Vitellius”
• Vitellius resisted the crowd’s demand to execute Quintius Atticus and forgave him for taking blame for the Capitol fire.(Histories III.73-77)
  • With: Vitellius
  • “When the people further demanded the execution of the consul, Vitellius withstood them. He had forgiven Atticus, and felt that he owed him a favour”

Histories III.73-77

• patron: Vitellius “When the people further demanded the execution of the consul, Vitellius withstood them. He had forgiven Atticus, and felt that he owed him a favour”

Also listed in Vitellian — Minor Figures

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