Petilius Cerealis

Family: Roman · Role: commander and governor · First appears: Book VII, Chapter 4

Life events

c. 70 · Vespasian appoints Petilius Cerealis consul and governor of Britain.(Book VII, Chapter 4 · 📍 Britain)
- With: Vespasian
- “Vespasian, as guided by Divine Providence, sent letters to Petilius Cerealis, who had formerly had the command of Germany, whereby he declared him to have the dignity of consul, and commanded him to take upon him the government of Britain”
c. 70 · Petilius Cerealis attacks the assembled Germans and forces them to abandon their revolt.(Book VII, Chapter 4)
- “so he went whither he was ordered to go, and when he was informed of the revolt of the Germans, he fell upon them as soon as they were gotten together, and put his army in battle-array, and slew a great number of them in the fight, and forced them to leave off their madness, and to grow wiser”

with Vespasian (Vespasian appointed Petilius Cerealis consul and governor of Britain.) “Vespasian, as guided by Divine Providence, sent letters to Petilius Cerealis, who had formerly had the command of Germany, whereby he declared him to have the dignity of consul, and commanded him to take upon him the government of Britain”

Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.