Otilius
Family: Romans · Role: commander · First appears: Book 7 · Chapter 7
In Book 7, Chapter 7, Otilius was ordered by the Romans to protect the Athenians and Ætolians against Philip (son of Demetrius). He captured and razed Hestiæa and Anticyra, though they had submitted to Philip from necessity. The Senate later superseded him with Flaminius.
In Book 10, Chapter 36, Otilius expelled the people of Anticyra because they had remained faithful to Philip (son of Demetrius).
Relationship record
Life events
- Otilius captured and razed Hestiæa and Anticyra, despite their submission to Philip from necessity.(Book 7 · Chapter 7 · 📍 Hestiæa and Anticyra)
- “For he captured and rased to the ground Hestiæa (a town in Eubœa) and Anticyra in Phocis, places which had submitted to Philip simply from necessity.”
- The Senate superseded Otilius with Flaminius after his unauthorized destruction of two towns.(Book 7 · Chapter 7)
- With: Flaminius
- “This was I think the reason why the Senate when they heard of it superseded him by Flaminius.”
- Otilius expelled Anticyra's people for remaining faithful to Philip, the son of Demetrius.(Book 10 · Chapter 36 · 📍 Anticyra)
- With: Philip (son of Demetrius)
- “and secondly by the Roman Otilius, because they had been faithful to Philip, the son of Demetrius, the king of the Macedonians”
Book 7 · Chapter 7
- with Flaminius (Flaminius superseded Otilius.) “This Otilius had orders from the Romans to protect the Athenians and Ætolians against Philip. Otilius in all other respects obeyed his orders, but did one thing that the Romans were not pleased at. For he captured and rased to the ground Hestiæa (a town in Eubœa) and Anticyra in Phocis, places which had submitted to Philip simply from necessity. This was I think the reason why the Senate when they heard of it superseded him by Flaminius.”
- enemies with Philip (son of Demetrius) “This Otilius had orders from the Romans to protect the Athenians and Ætolians against Philip.”
Book 7 · Chapter 8
- with Flaminius (Both violently treated old Greek cities.) “Flaminius and still earlier Otilius had handled so savagely old Greek cities”
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