Flavian — Minor Figures
13 figures from Tacitus — The Histories & The Annals (Books I-VI) & Agricola who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.
Fuscus
partisan · first appears Histories III.66-69
- Histories III.66-69 · enemies with Vitellius “You may be sure that Antonius and Fuscus and that typical representative of the party, Mucianus, will have no choice but to kill you.”
Julius Flavianus
commander of a cavalry regiment · first appears Histories III.78-82
- Histories III.78-82 · enemies with Vitellius “Petilius Cerialis, too, had been defeated in a cavalry engagement. He had pushed on without caution, thinking the enemy already beaten, and the Vitellians with a mixed force of horse and foot had caught him unawares. The engagement had taken place near the city among farm buildings and gardens and winding lanes, with which the Vitellians were familiar, while the Flavians were terrified by their ignorance. Besides, the troopers were not all of one mind; some of them belonged to the force which had recently surrendered at Narnia, and were waiting to see which side won. Julius Flavianus, who commanded a regiment of cavalry, was taken prisoner.”
Julius Placidus
officer of the Guards · first appears Histories III.83-86
- Histories III.83-86 · with Vitellius “There Julius Placidus, an officer of the Guards, found him and dragged him out.”
Sohaemus
subject prince · first appears Histories II.78-81
- Histories II.78-81 · friends with Vespasian “The party also gained the support of Sohaemus, with all the resources of his kingdom and a considerable force, and of Antiochus, the richest of the subject princes, who owed his importance to his ancestral treasures.”
Tiberius Alexander
Governor of Egypt · first appears Histories II.74-77
- Histories II.74-77 · friends with Vespasian “Tiberius Alexander, the Governor of Egypt, had made common cause with him.”
Valerius Paulinus
imperial agent · first appears Histories III.39-43
- Histories III.39-43 · friends with Vespasian “For Valerius Paulinus, the imperial agent in the province, was an energetic soldier who had been friendly with Vespasian in old days, and had lately sworn all the surrounding communities to his cause.”
- Histories III.39-43 · enemies with Fabius Valens “As for Valens, though he felt safer at sea than among the cities on the coast, he was still full of doubts for the future, since he was certain what he had to avoid but quite uncertain whom he could trust. Eventually a gale drove him upon the Stoechades, some islands belonging to Marseilles, and there he was overtaken by the cruisers which Paulinus had sent in pursuit.”