Gallus

Family: Roman · Role: commander of the twelfth legion · First appears: Book II, Chapter 18

Life events

• Gallus defeated the Galilean rebels at Asamon, killing more than two thousand.(Book II, Chapter 18 · 📍 Asamon)
  • “But when the Romans had gone round the mountains, and were gotten into the parts above their enemies, the others were soon beaten; nor could they who had only light armor on sustain the force of them that fought them armed all over; nor when they were beaten could they escape the enemies' horsemen; insomuch that only some few concealed themselves in certain places hard to be come at, among the mountains, while the rest, above two thousand in number, were slain.”

Book II, Chapter 18

• with Cestius (Cestius assigned Gallus command of forces in Galilee.) “But Cestius sent Gallus, the commander of the twelfth legion, into Galilee, and delivered to him as many of his forces as he supposed sufficient to subdue that nation.”

Also listed in Roman — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.