Lucius Minucius Basilus

Also known as: Basilus / L. Minucius Basilus · Family: Roman · Role: cavalry commander · First appears: The Gallic War, Book VI, 22–29

Life events

• Caesar sent L. Minucius Basilus ahead with all the cavalry to seek an advantage through rapid marches.(The Gallic War, Book VI, 22–29)
  • With: Caesar
  • “he sends forward L. Minucius Basilus with all the cavalry, to try if he might gain any advantage by rapid marches and the advantage of time”
• Basilus surprised Ambiorix, who escaped on horseback into the woods.(The Gallic War, Book VI, 30–36)
  • With: Ambiorix
  • “he fell upon Ambiorix himself unguarded and unprepared, and that his arrival was seen by the people before the report or information of his arrival was carried thither; so it was an incident of extraordinary fortune that, although every implement of war which he was accustomed to have about him was seized, and his chariots and horses surprised, yet he himself escaped death.”
• Caesar places Fabius and Basilus there with two legions to protect them from the Bellovaci.(The Gallic War, Book VII, 83–90 · 📍 the country of the Remi)
  • With: Caesar Caius Fabius
  • “he places Caius Fabius, and Lucius Minucius Basilus, with two legions in the country of the Remi, lest they should sustain any loss from the Bellovaci in their neighbourhood.”

The Gallic War, Book VI, 22–29

• commander: Caesar “he sends forward L. Minucius Basilus with all the cavalry”

The Gallic War, Book VI, 30–36

• enemies with Ambiorix “as it happened by a remarkable chance, that he fell upon Ambiorix himself unguarded and unprepared”

The Gallic War, Book VII, 83–90

• commander: Caesar “He places Caius Fabius, and Lucius Minucius Basilus, with two legions in the country of the Remi”

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