Annius Bassus

Role: general · First appears: Histories III.49-52

Life events

• Annius Bassus took effective control of Pompeius Silvanus's column despite formally respecting him.(Histories III.49-52)
  • With: Pompeius Silvanus
  • “The ex-consul, Pompeius Silvanus, commanded the column, but the actual control was in the hands of a general named Annius Bassus.”
• Annius Bassus managed Pompeius Silvanus completely while remaining outwardly respectful.(Histories III.49-52)
  • With: Pompeius Silvanus
  • “Bassus, while showing all due respect, managed him completely, and was always ready with quiet efficiency to do anything that had to be done.”

Histories III.49-52

• servant: Pompeius Silvanus “The ex-consul, Pompeius Silvanus, commanded the column, but the actual control was in the hands of a general named Annius Bassus. Silvanus was quite ineffective as a general, and wasted every chance of action in talking about it. Bassus, while showing all due respect, managed him completely, and was always ready with quiet efficiency to do anything that had to be done.”

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