Quintus Vitellius

Also known as: Quintus · Family: Vitellian family · Role: quaestor · First appears: Vitellius 1

Quintus Vitellius, of the Vitellian family, served as quaestor to Augustus. His parent was Publius Vitellius (elder), and his brothers were Aulus Vitellius, Publius Vitellius (younger), and Lucius Vitellius; all four shared the cognomen Vitellius but had different praenomina.

Under Tiberius, Quintus lost his rank as a senator when a resolution was passed to purge the senate of those considered unqualified for that honour.

Relationship record

Tiberius caused Quintus Vitellius to lose his senatorial rank.(Vitellius 2)
- With: Tiberius
- “Quintus was deprived of his rank of senator, when, upon a motion made by Tiberius, a resolution passed to purge the senate of those who were in any respect not duly qualified for that honour.”

parent: Publius Vitellius (elder) “He left behind him four sons, all men of very high station, who had the same cognomen, but the different praenomina of Aulus, Quintus, Publius, and Lucius.”
siblings with Aulus Vitellius “He left behind him four sons, all men of very high station, who had the same cognomen, but the different praenomina of Aulus, Quintus, Publius, and Lucius.”
siblings with Publius Vitellius (younger) “He left behind him four sons, all men of very high station, who had the same cognomen, but the different praenomina of Aulus, Quintus, Publius, and Lucius.”
siblings with Lucius Vitellius “He left behind him four sons, all men of very high station, who had the same cognomen, but the different praenomina of Aulus, Quintus, Publius, and Lucius.”
with Tiberius (Tiberius initiated the motion that led to Quintus's removal from the senate.) “Quintus was deprived of his rank of senator, when, upon a motion made by Tiberius, a resolution passed to purge the senate of those who were in any respect not duly qualified for that honour.”

Extracted from the original text of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Made with Rho MD.