Silius

Family: Romans · Role: lieutenant · First appears: Annals II (1)

Life events

Publius Vitellius and Publius Cantius collected Gallic tribute while Silius, Anteius, and Caecina directed fleet construction.(Annals II (1))
- With: Publius Vitellius Publius Cantius Anteius Caecina
- “On that method therefore he fixed: whilst Publius Vitellius and Publius Cantius were sent to collect the tribute of the Gauls; Silius, Anteius, and Caecina had the direction of building the fleet.”
Germanicus ordered Silius to invade the Cattans, who seized plunder and captured Arpus's wife and daughter.(Annals II (1) · 📍 the Cattans)
- With: Germanicus
- “While the fleet sailed, Germanicus commanded Silius, his lieutenant, with a flying band, to invade the Cattans; and he himself, upon hearing that the fort upon the river Luppia was besieged, led six legions thither: but the sudden rains prevented Silius from doing more than taking some small plunder, with the wife and daughter of Arpus, Prince of the Cattans;”

employer: Germanicus “While the fleet sailed, Germanicus commanded Silius, his lieutenant, with a flying band, to invade the Cattans;”

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