Verax

Family: Germanic · Role: Civilis's nephew and attacking-party commander · First appears: Histories V.20-23

Life events

Civilis, Verax, Classicus, and Tutor simultaneously attacked four Roman garrisons.(Histories V.20-23)
- With: Civilis Classicus Tutor
- “Dividing his forces, Civilis suddenly made a simultaneous attack on all four Roman garrisons--the Tenth at Arenacum, the Second at Batavodurum, and the auxiliary horse and foot at Grinnes and at Vada. Civilis himself, Verax his nephew, Classicus and Tutor each led one of the attacking parties.”
Cerialis routed the Germans, while Civilis and Verax escaped by swimming across the river.(Histories V.20-23)
- With: Petilius Cerialis Civilis Tutor Classicus
- “However, when Cerialis came to the rescue with a picked troop of horse, the tables were turned, and the Germans were driven headlong into the river. While Civilis was trying to stop the rout he was recognized, and finding himself a target, he left his horse and swam across the river. Verax escaped in the same way, while some boats put in to fetch Tutor and Classicus.”

elder kin: Civilis “Civilis himself, Verax his nephew, Classicus and Tutor each led one of the attacking parties.”
enemies with Petilius Cerialis “However, when Cerialis came to the rescue with a picked troop of horse, the tables were turned, and the Germans were driven headlong into the river. While Civilis was trying to stop the rout he was recognized, and finding himself a target, he left his horse and swam across the river. Verax escaped in the same way, while some boats put in to fetch Tutor and Classicus.”

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