Atilius Vergilio

Family: Roman army · Role: standard-bearer · First appears: Histories I.40-45

Life events

• Atilius Vergilio signals that the troops have abandoned Galba and support Otho.(Histories I.40-45 · 📍 Forum)
  • With: Galba Otho
  • “tore off the medallion of Galba and flung it to the ground. This signal clearly showed that all the troops were for Otho”

Histories I.40-45

• with Otho (Atilius Vergilio's signal expressed the troops' support for Otho.) “This signal clearly showed that all the troops were for Otho: the people fled from the deserted Forum and swords were drawn against any who lingered.”

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