Tacitus: Histories and Annals

Sextilius Felix

Family: Flavian · Role: commander · First appears: Histories III.5-8

Life events

  • Sextilius Felix was dispatched to hold the Aenus frontier against Vitellius's loyal forces.(Histories III.5-8 · 📍 Aenus)
    • With: Porcius Septiminus Vitellius
    • “Sextilius Felix was therefore dispatched with Aurius' Horse and eight cohorts of auxiliary infantry, together with the native levies of Noricum, to hold the line of the river Aenus, which forms the frontier of Raetia and Noricum.”
  • Sextilius Felix routed Tutor after a traitor revealed a ford across the river Nava.(Histories IV.67-70 · 📍 Bingium)
    • With: Tutor
    • “However, Sextilius' cohorts followed him up; some traitor showed them a ford; Tutor was routed.”

Histories III.5-8

  • enemies with Porcius Septiminus “Some auxiliaries were stationed on the flank towards Raetia, where hostilities were expected, since the imperial agent Porcius Septiminus, remained incorruptibly loyal to Vitellius. Sextilius Felix was therefore dispatched with Aurius' Horse and eight cohorts of auxiliary infantry, together with the native levies of Noricum, to hold the line of the river Aenus, which forms the frontier of Raetia and Noricum.”

Histories IV.67-70

  • enemies with Tutor “However, Sextilius' cohorts followed him up; some traitor showed them a ford; Tutor was routed.”

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