Paulinus
Family: Otho · Role: general · First appears: Histories II.36-40
Life events
- Celsus and Paulinus were sidelined as their experience was disregarded.(Histories II.36-40)
- With: Celsus
- “As for Celsus and Paulinus, no use was made of their experience, and their empty titles were used as a screen for other people's blunders.”
- The army advanced and encamped west of Bedriacum despite Celsus and Paulinus opposing the assault.(Histories II.36-40 · 📍 Bedriacum)
- Paulinus defeated the revolt and restored Britain to its former subjection.(Agricola (5) · 📍 Britain)
- “Yet by the success of a single battle, he reduced the country to its old subjection”
- Petronius Turpilianus replaced Paulinus as Governor to govern the rebels more gently.(Agricola (5) · 📍 Britain)
- With: Petronius Turpilianus
- “Insomuch that in his room Petronius Turpilianus was sent, as one whose behaviour would prove more relenting”
Histories II.36-40
- employer: Otho “This, it is suggested, was the motive of Otho's generals in advising delay, and Paulinus in particular had high hopes”
Agricola (5)
- enemies with Boudicea (Boudicea led the British revolt that Paulinus suppressed.) “they unanimously took arms under the leading of Boudicea, a woman of royal descent; for, in conferring sovereignty, they make no distinction of sexes. They then forthwith assailed on every side the soldiers dispersed here and there in forts, and having stormed and sacked the several garrisons, fell upon the colony itself, as the seat and centre of public servitude: nor was any kind of cruelty omitted, with which rage and victory could possibly inspire the hearts of Barbarians. In truth, had not Paulinus, upon learning the revolt of the Province, come with notable speed to its relief, Britain had been lost. Yet by the success of a single battle, he reduced the country to its old subjection”
- with Petronius Turpilianus (Petronius Turpilianus replaced Paulinus as governor.) “Insomuch that in his room Petronius Turpilianus was sent, as one whose behaviour would prove more relenting”
- with Petronius Turpilianus (Petronius replaced Paulinus as governor.) “Yet by the success of a single battle, he reduced the country to its old subjection, though several continued in arms, such namely as were conscious of inciting the rebellion, and under personal dread from the spirit of the Governor. He, though otherwise a signal commander, yet treated such as had surrendered themselves in a manner very imperious; and, as one who likewise avenged his own particular injury, thence exerted the greater rigour. Insomuch that in his room Petronius Turpilianus was sent, as one whose behaviour would prove more relenting, one who being unacquainted with the delinquencies of the enemies, would be more gentle in accepting their remorse and submission.”
- with Agricola (Both commanders are connected with the conquest of Anglesey.) “he conceived a design to reduce the Isle of Anglesey, a conquest from which Paulinus was recalled by the general revolt of Britain, as above I have recounted.”
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Extracted from the original text of Tacitus — The Histories & The Annals (Books I-VI) & Agricola. Made with Rho MD.