Vestricius Spurinna
Family: Othonian forces · Role: commander · First appears: Histories II.10-13
Life events
- Otho placed Annius Gallus and Vestricius Spurinna in command of forces sent to hold the Po.(Histories II.10-13 · 📍 the Po)
- With: Annius Gallus
- “Annius Gallus was placed in command of these forces with Vestricius Spurinna, and they were sent forward to hold the line of the Po.”
- Otho ordered Vestricius Spurinna to bring Guards reinforcements, leaving a garrison at Placentia.(Histories II.36-40 · 📍 Placentia)
- With: Otho
- “Soon after this, Vestricius Spurinna, on Otho's orders, brought up a reinforcement of the Guards, leaving behind a small garrison at Placentia”
Histories II.10-13
- employer: Otho “Meanwhile the war opened successfully for Otho. At his order the armies of Dalmatia and Pannonia started from their base. They comprised four legions, each of which had sent forward detachments two thousand strong. The rest followed at a short interval: the Seventh legion raised by Galba, the Eleventh and Thirteenth, both composed of veteran troops, and the Fourteenth, which had won great distinction by crushing the rebellion in Britain. Nero had further increased their glory by choosing them for special service, which accounts for their lasting loyalty to Nero and their keen support of Otho. But the stronger their numbers the greater their self-confidence and the slower their march. The cavalry and auxiliaries preceded the main body of the legions. From Rome itself came no mean force, five regiments of Guards with some detachments of cavalry and the First legion. To these were added an irregular force of 2,000 gladiators, a shameful assistance of which during the civil wars even strict generals availed themselves. Annius Gallus was placed in command of these forces with Vestricius Spurinna, and they were sent forward to hold the line of the Po.”
Histories II.36-40
- employer: Otho “Soon after this, Vestricius Spurinna, on Otho's orders, brought up a reinforcement of the Guards, leaving behind a small garrison at Placentia”
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Extracted from the original text of Tacitus — The Histories & The Annals (Books I-VI) & Agricola. Made with Rho MD.