Julius Priscus

Family: Vitellian · Role: commander of the Guards · First appears: Histories II.92-95

Life events

• Vitellius appointed Publilius Sabinus and Julius Priscus to command the Guards.(Histories II.92-95)
  • With: Vitellius Publilius Sabinus
  • “Vitellius had given the command of the Guards to Publilius Sabinus, who had commanded an auxiliary cohort, and Julius Priscus, hitherto only a centurion.”
• Vitellius dispatched Julius Priscus and Alfenus Varus with troops and cavalry to hold the Apennines.(Histories III.53-56 · 📍 Apennines)
  • With: Vitellius Alfenus Varus
  • “He dispatched Julius Priscus and Alfenus Varus with fourteen cohorts of Guards and all his available cavalry to hold the Apennines.”
• Julius Priscus committed suicide after suffering disgrace.(Histories IV.9-13)
  • “Julius Priscus, who had commanded the Guards under Vitellius, committed suicide, more from shame than of necessity.”

Histories II.92-95

• employer: Vitellius “Vitellius had given the command of the Guards to Publilius Sabinus, who had commanded an auxiliary cohort, and Julius Priscus, hitherto only a centurion.”
• patron: Fabius Valens “Priscus owed his rise to Valens' support”

Histories III.53-56

• employer: Vitellius “He dispatched Julius Priscus and Alfenus Varus with fourteen cohorts of Guards and all his available cavalry to hold the Apennines.”

Histories IV.9-13

• employer: Vitellius “Julius Priscus, who had commanded the Guards under Vitellius, committed suicide, more from shame than of necessity.”

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