Vibius Crispus

Family: Roman Senate · Role: prosecutor and informer · First appears: Histories II.10-13

Life events

Vibius Crispus prosecuted Annius Faustus, who was later convicted after a postponed trial.(Histories II.10-13 · 📍 the senate)
- With: Annius Faustus
- “At length came the conviction of Faustus”
Paccius Africanus, unable to answer charges, implicated Vibius Crispus and shifted the odium onto him.(Histories IV.40-42)
- With: Paccius Africanus
- “So he swung round on Vibius Crispus, who was pestering him with questions, and tried to turn the tables by implicating him in the charges which he could not rebut, thus shifting the odium on to his accomplice.”

enemies with Annius Faustus “It happened that Vibius Crispus, a man whose wealth, influence, and ability had won him a reputation that was great rather than good, had impeached before the senate a man of equestrian rank, called Annius Faustus, who had been a professional informer under Nero.”

with Paccius Africanus (Paccius Africanus implicated Vibius Crispus as his accomplice.) “So he swung round on Vibius Crispus, who was pestering him with questions, and tried to turn the tables by implicating him in the charges which he could not rebut, thus shifting the odium on to his accomplice.”

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