Publius Considius

Family: Roman · Role: military officer · First appears: The Gallic War, Book I, 19–25

Life events

• Considius falsely reports that the enemy holds the mountain, prompting Caesar to withdraw to another hill.(The Gallic War, Book I, 19–25)
  • With: Caesar
  • “says that the mountain which he Caesar wished should be seized by Labienus, is in possession of the enemy”
• Caesar learns Labienus holds the mountain and Considius had reported something he had not seen.(The Gallic War, Book I, 19–25)
  • With: Caesar Titus Labienus
  • “Caesar learned through spies that the mountain was in possession of his own men, and that the Helvetii had moved their camp, and that Considius, struck with fear, had reported to him, as seen, that which he had not seen.”

The Gallic War, Book I, 19–25

• commander: Lucius Sulla “had been in the army of Lucius Sulla”
• commander: Marcus Crassus “and afterwards in that of Marcus Crassus”
• commander: Caesar “Publius Considius, who was reputed to be very experienced in military affairs, and had been in the army of Lucius Sulla, and afterwards in that of Marcus Crassus, is sent forward with the scouts.”

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Extracted from the original text of Caesar's Commentaries — The Gallic War and The Civil War. Made with Rho MD.