Claudius Labeo

Family: Batavian · Role: cavalry commander · First appears: Histories IV.17-19

Life events

• Civilis spared Claudius Labeo and sent him away by sea to the Frisii.(Histories IV.17-19 · 📍 Frisii)
  • With: Civilis
  • “so he sent him off by sea to the Frisii.”
• Vocula gave Claudius Labeo a small force to recruit Batavi allies for Rome.(Histories IV.55-58 · 📍 Cologne)
  • With: Vocula
  • “He was given a small force of horse and foot.”
• Civilis outflanked Claudius Labeo, forcing him to escape before encirclement.(Histories IV.63-66 · 📍 Maas)
  • With: Civilis
  • “The Germans swam across and took Labeo in the rear.”

Histories IV.17-19

• rivals with Civilis “Claudius Labeo, who commanded the Batavian cavalry, had opposed Civilis as a rival in some petty municipal dispute.”

Histories IV.55-58

• patron: Vocula “He promised that if Vocula would provide him with troops, he would go to the Batavi and win back the better part of their community to the Roman alliance. He was given a small force of horse and foot.”
• employer: Vocula “He was given a small force of horse and foot.”

Histories IV.63-66

• enemies with Civilis (They opposed one another as commanders in the conflict.) “Now that he had gained the accession of Cologne, Civilis determined to win over the neighbouring communities or to declare war in case of opposition. He reduced the Sunuci and formed their fighting strength into cohorts, but then found his advance barred by Claudius Labeo at the head of a hastily-recruited band of Baetasii, Tungri, and Nervii.”

Histories IV.67-70

• enemies with Civilis “Civilis wandered over the wilds of the Belgic country, trying to catch or expel Claudius Labeo.”

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