Suetonius\' Nero!

[Jona Lendering]

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By Birley's Fasti I assume you are refering to Eric Birley's "The Fasti of Roman Britain" published in 1981?

Yep. I know Suetonius is mentioned.

I don't have access to this book but perhaps you do?

No, unfortunately not...

[Jon Eaton]

Hi,

The Fasti of Roman Britian has been revised and updated. It was released as 'The Roman Government of Britain' last September. It is available on amazon.co.uk I think.

[Praefectusclassis]

Indeed: A.R.Birley, [amazon]The Roman Government of Britain[/amazon].

[Spedius]

Hi,
The Fasti of Roman Britian has been revised and updated. It was released as 'The Roman Government of Britain' last September. It is available on amazon.co.uk I think.

Ave Jon,

Thank you for the information.

I checked it out at Amazon.com and this is what I found:-

Editorial Reviews
Book Description
The Roman Government of Britain is a completely rewritten version of Professor Birley's Fasti of Roman Britain (1981), with biographical entries for all higher officials from AD 43 to 409. Several new governors, legionary legates, tribunes, procurators, and fleet prefects are included, and the entries for those previously known revised; and in this edition translations of all sources have been added. Introductory sections deal with career structures in the principate and the changed system of the late empire. Evidence for imperial visits is also quoted and discussed. The work provides a full conspectus of all the literary, epigraphic, and numismatic sources for the history of Roman rule in Britain.

Product Details
# Hardcover: 560 pages
# Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (December 1, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN: 0199252378
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M. Spedius Corbulo

[Spedius]

Ave Jona & Jasper,

Jona, not to worry.

Jasper, thank you for the neat link.

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M. Spedius Corbulo

[Spedius]

Ave!

This is what Wikipedia had to say about C. Seutonius Paulinus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Suetonius_Paulinus

"Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, also spelled Paullinus, (flourished 1st century AD) was a Roman general best known as the commander who defeated the rebellion of Boudica.

Career

Having been praetor, he went to Mauretania in 42 as legatus legionis to suppress a revolt. He was the first Roman to cross the Atlas Mountains, and Pliny the Elder quotes his description of the area in his Natural History.

In 59 he was appointed governor of Britain, replacing Quintus Veranius, who had died in office. He continued Veranius's policy of aggressively subduing the tribes of modern Wales, and was successful for his first two years in the post. His reputation as a general came to rival that of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo. Two future governors served under him: Quintus Petillius Cerialis as legate of Legio IX Hispana, and Gnaeus Julius Agricola as a military tribune attached to Legio II Augusta, but seconded to Suetonius's staff.

In 61 Suetonius made an assault on the island of Mona (Anglesey), a refuge for British fugitives and a stronghold of the druids. The tribes of the south-east took advantage of his absence and staged a revolt, led by queen Boudica of the Iceni. The colonia of Camulodunum (Colchester) was destroyed, and Petillius Cerialis's legion routed. Suetonius brought Mona to terms and marched along the Roman road of Watling Street to Londinium (London), the rebels' next target, but judged he did not have the numbers to defend the city and ordered it evacuated. The Britons duly destroyed it, and then did the same to Verulamium (St Albans).

Suetonius regrouped with the Legio XIV Gemina, some detachments of the XX Valeria Victrix, and all available auxiliaries. The Legio II Augusta, based at Exeter, was available, but its prefect, Poenius Postumus, declined to heed the call. Nonetheless, Suetonius was able to assemble a force of about ten thousand men. Heavily outnumbered (the Britons numbered 100,000 according to Tacitus, 230,000 according to Dio Cassius), he gave battle at an unidentified location in a defile with a wood behind him, probably in the West Midlands somewhere along Watling Street - High Cross in Leicestershire and Manduessedum near the modern day town of Atherstone in Warwickshire have been suggested - where Roman tactics and discipline triumphed over British numbers. The Britons' flight was impeded by the presence of their own families, whom they had stationed in a ring of wagons at the edge of the battlefield, and defeat turned into slaughter. Tacitus heard reports that almost eighty thousand Britons were killed, compared to only four hundred Romans. Boudica poisoned herself, and Postumus, having denied his men a share in the victory, fell on his sword.

Suetonius reinforced his army with legionaries and auxiliaries from Germania and conducted punitive operations against any remaining pockets of resistance, but this proved counterproductive. The new procurator, Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus, expressed concern to the Emperor Nero that Suetonius's activities would only lead to continued hostilities. An inquiry was set up under Nero's freedman, Polyclitus, and an excuse, that Suetonius had lost some ships, was found to relieve him of his command. He was replaced by the more conciliatory Publius Petronius Turpilianus.

Suetonius became consul ordinarius in 66. In 69, during the year of civil wars that followed the death of Nero (see Year of four emperors), he was one of Otho's senior generals and military advisors. He and Publius Marius Celsus defeated Aulus Caecina Alienus, one of Vitellius's generals, near Cremona, but Suetonius would not allow his men to follow up their advantage and was accused of treachery as a result. When Caecina joined his forces with those of Fabius Valens, Suetonius advised Otho not to risk a battle but was overruled, leading to Otho's decisive defeat at Bedriacum. Suetonius was captured by Vitellius and obtained a pardon by claiming that he had deliberately lost the battle for Otho, although this was almost certainly untrue. His eventual fate remains unknown.

Preceded by: Quintus Veranius - Governors of Roman Britain - Followed by: Publius Petronius Turpilianus

References

Primary sources

* Pliny the Elder, Natural History 5.1
* Tacitus, Agricola 5, 14-16; Annals 14.29-39, 16:14; Histories 1:87, 90, 2:23-26, 31-41, 44, 60
* Dio Cassius, Roman History 60:9, 62:1-12, 63:1

Appearances in film and literature

* Imperial Governor: The Great Novel of Boudicca's Revolt by George Shipway"

Please see http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?t=7148

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M. Spedius Corbulo

[Spedius]

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Continuing with the update to the list of consuls, here are the suffects for the year 55.

The extract from Suetonius' Nero is repeated here for your convenience.

"14. The first of Nero's four consulships lasted for two months, the third for four, the second and the last for six. He let a year elapse between the first and second, and between the third and fourth; but not between the second and third."

k.Ian.54 Manius Acilius Aviola, Marcus Asinius Marcellus
XIIII.k.Iul.54 Manius Acilius Aviola, Marcus Asinius Marcellus - CIL XVI, 03 - Diploma
k.Ian.55 Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus I, Lucius Antistius Vetus
k.Mar.55 Numerio Cestio, Lucius Antistius Vetus - CIL 04, 5513
suff.55 Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus, Titus Curtilius Mancia - AE 1973, 0144
k.Ian.56 Quintus Volusius Saturninus, Publius Cornelius Scipio
k.Ian.57 Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus II, Lucius Calpurnius Piso
k.Ian.58 Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus III, Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus
k.Ian.59 Gaius Vipstanus Apronianus, Gaius Fonteius Capito
k.Ian.60 Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus IV, Cossus Cornelius Lentulus
k.Ian.61 Publius Petronius Turpilianus, Lucius Caesennius Paetus
VI.Non.Iul.61 Cn(aeo) Pedanio Salinatore, L(ucio) Velleio Paterculo - CIL XVI, 04 & RMD-04, 202 - Diploma
k.Ian.62 Publius Marius Celsus, Lucius Afinius Gallus
k.Ian.63 Gaius Memmius Regulus, Lucius Verginius Rufus I
k.Ian.64 Gaius Laecanius Bassus, Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi
XVII.k.Iul.64 Gaius Laecanius Bassus, Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi - CIL XVI, 05 - Diploma
k.Ian.65 Aulus Licinius Nerva Silianus, Marcus Julius Vestinus Atticus
k.Ian.66 Gaius Luccius Telesinus, C. Suetonius Paullinus II
k.Ian.67 Fonteius Capito, Lucius Julius Rufus
k.Ian.68 Publius Galerius Trachalus, Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus

Belegstelle: CIL 04, 05513
Provinz: Latium et Campania / Regio I Ort: Pompei
N(umerio) Cestio / L(ucio) Antistio / c[o(n)s(ulibus)]

Belegstelle: TPSulp 00036 = AE 1973, 00144 = AE 1992, 00272 = AE 1984, 00240 = AE 1988, 00332
Provinz: Latium et Campania / Regio I Ort: Pompei
M(arcus) Barba[tiu]s [Epaphrod]itus [arbiter] / ex compro[mis]so inte[r] C(aium) Sulpicium / Cinnamum [et] C(aium) [Iul]ium Pr[udent]em / coram utroqu[e pr]aesente diem / is ad audie[n]d[um] dedit adesseque / eos iussit Idibus Martis prim[i]s / Puteolis i[n chalci]dico Hordioniano / ab hora t[ertia] in horam / quartam // Act(um) P[ut(eolis)] XVIIII K(alendas) Ian(uarias) / Cn(aeo) Lentulo [Gaetulico] T(ito) Curtilio M[ancia co(n)s(ulibus)] // [M(arcus) Ba]rba[tiu]s [Epaphroditus arbiter ex] / compromisso int[er] C(aium) [Sulpicium Cinnamum] / et C(aium) Iulium Pr[udentem coram] / utroque praesente diem is ad] / audiendum dedit adesse[que e]os / iussit Idibus Martis primis [Pute]olis / in chalcidico Hor[di]onian[o ab] / hora tertia i[n] hor[am] q[uartam] / actum Put[eo]lis XVIIII K(alendas) Ian(uarias) / Cn(aeo) Lentulo Ga[et]ulico T(ito) Curtili[o] Mancia co(n)s(ulibus)] // M(arcus) Barbatius Epaphro[ditus] / arbiter ex com[p]romisso inter C(aium) / [Su]lpic[ium] Cinnamum et C(aium) Iulium / [P]rudentem diem [is] ad audiendum / [de]dit Idus Mart[ia]s primas(!) ab hor[a] / [tertia i]n horam [quartam in] c[h]alcidico Hor/[dioniano] act(um) Augusti[s] / [Puteolis XVIIII] K(alendas) [Ianuar(ias)] / [Cn(aeo) Lentulo Gaetulico T(ito) Curtilio Mancia co(n)s(ulibus)]

I feel sure that those of you reading this who have more knowledge than I will correct any mistakes that I may make.

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M. Spedius Corbulo

[Malko Linge]

Belegstelle: AE 1946, 00124
Provinz: Roma Ort: Roma

]i[u]s Cesa[3] / [C(aius) Laecani]us Bassus p(ater) / [3]us Silanus / [3] anno LI / [[M(arco) Iulio Vestino Attico]] / [A(ulo) Licinio Nerva Sili]ano / Firmo Pasidieno c(on)s(ulibus) / [M(arcus) Po]mpeius Silvanus / [P(ublius) Co]rnelius Scipio / [C(aius) Me]mmius Regulus II / anno LII / [C(aio) Luc]cio [Telesino] / [C(aio) Suetonio Paullino c(on)s(ulibus)]

Belegstelle: Finke 00111
Provinz: Germania superior Ort: Windisch / Vindonissa

C[aio] Luccio Telesino C(aio) Suetonio[o Paullino]/Rufo Capitone co(n)s(ulibus) su[ccussoribus]

Belegstelle: CIL 06, 08639 (p 3461) = CIL 10, 06637 = AE 1997, 00102 = AE 2002, 00309
Provinz: Roma Ort: Roma

] Acratus / [3]rus tegularius numm(ularius) / [3]ros Structor numm(ularius) / [3]s Metrodas numm(ularius) / [A(ulo) Vitellio L(ucio)] Vipstano Poplicola co(n)s(ulibus) / [Ti(berius) Cla]udius Amarantus / [Ti(berius) Cla]udius Epaphroditus / [3]ctus vilicus / [Q(uinto) Veranio A(ulo)] Pompeio Gallo co(n)s(ulibus) / [3] topiar(ius) / [3] aedit(uus) / [3] Amarantus / [3] Lini praef(ecti) / [C(aio) Antistio Ve]nere M(arco) Suillio Nerulino co(n)s(ulibus) / [3]us disp(ensator) / [3]nus disp(ensator) / [3] Cosmus / [3]utus / [3] co(n)s(ulibus) / [ // ] / Ti(berius) Claudius Daphn[us] / [[6]] / Euphemus Atren[sis 3] / Claudia Fausti[na 3] / Artoria Phlogi[3] / Claudia Hellas numm(ularia) / C(aio) Luccio Telesino C(aio) Suetonio [Paulino co(n)s(ulibus)] / Pannychus / sita a valetudin[nario] / A(ulus) Caicilius a pisci[na] / Claudia Corin[3] / [[6]] / L(ucio) Iulio Rufo [co(n)s(ule)] / Claudia Tyche / Ti(berius) Claudius Q(uinti) (!) Ponti[3] / Antonius Faustu[s 3] / Albanus Vilic[us 3] / P(ublio) Galerio Trachalo [co(n)s(ule)] / Antonia Musa / Claudia Zosime / Iulia Secunda numm(ularia) / [S]ulpicio Galba II T(ito) Vinio [Rufino co(n)s(ulibus)] / [3]allus / [3]s / [3]us / [



Hey,

All letters in the square brackets are supplements by historians.

Belegstelle: CIL 11, 00395 = D 02648
Provinz: Aemilia / Regio VIII Ort: Rimini / Ariminum
M(arco) Vettio M(arci) f(ilio) Ani(ensis) / Valenti / mil(iti) coh(ortis) VIII pr(aetoriae) benef(iciario) praef(ecti) pr(aetorio) / donis donato bello Britan(nico) / torquibus armillis phaleris / evoc(ato) Aug(usti) corona aurea donat(o) / |(centurioni) coh(ortis) VI vig(ilium) |(centurioni) stat(orum) |(centurioni) coh(ortis) XVI urb(anae) |(centurioni) coh(ortis) / II pr(aetoriae) exercitatori equit(um) speculatorum princip(i) / praetori(i) leg(ionis) XIII Gem(inae) ex trec(enario) [p(rimo) p(ilo)] leg(ionis) VI / Victr(icis) donis donato ob res prosper(e) / gest(as) contra Astures torq(uibus) phaler(is) arm(illis) / trib(uno) coh(ortis) V vig(ilum) trib(uno) coh(ortis) XII urb(anae) trib(uno) coh(ortis) / III pr(aetoriae) [tr(ibuno)] leg(ionis) XIIII Gem(inae) Mart(iae) Vic(tricis) / proc(uratori) Imp(eratoris) [[[Neronis]]] Caes(aris) Aug(usti) prov(inciae) Lusitan(iae) / patron(o) coloniae speculator(es) X h(onoris) c(ausa) / C(aio) Luccio Telesino C(aio) Suetonio Paulino co(n)s(ulibus)

This Inscription looks like complete and there is no II sign for a second consulship visible.

Bye

Malko Linge

Christian

[Spedius]

Ave Malko,

Thank you for finding the additional inscription.

I trust that you are keeping well?

It would appear that George Shipway in his book "Imperial Governor" based his character Marcus Vettius Valens, Legate of Legio XIV Gemina, on this inscription.

Vale

M. Spedius Corbulo

[Spedius]

Ave!

Continuing with the update to the list of consuls, here are the suffects for the year 56.

The extract from Suetonius' Nero is repeated here for your convenience.

14. "The first of Nero's four consulships lasted for two months, the third for four, the second and the last for six. He let a year elapse between the first and second, and between the third and fourth; but not between the second and third."

k.Ian.54 Manius Acilius Aviola, Marcus Asinius Marcellus
XIIII.k.Iul.54 Manius Acilius Aviola, Marcus Asinius Marcellus - CIL XVI, 03 - Diploma
k.Ian.55 Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus I, Lucius Antistius Vetus
k.Mar.55 Numerio Cestio, Lucius Antistius Vetus - CIL 04, 5513
suff.55 Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus, Titus Curtilius Mancia - AE 1973, 0144
k.Ian.56 Quintus Volusius Saturninus, Publius Cornelius Scipio
XII.k.Iun.56 P(ublio) Cornelio Dolabella, L(ucio) Annaeo Seneca - AE 1982, 0188
25.Avg.56 Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Marcus Trebellius Maximus - CIL 04, 5514 - (Degrassi)
3.Sep.56 Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Publius Palfurius - CIL 04, 3340 - (Degrassi)
5.Nov-18.Dec.56 Lucius Duvius Avistus, Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus - CIL 04, 3340 - (Degrassi)
k.Ian.57 Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus II, Lucius Calpurnius Piso
k.Ian.58 Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus III, Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus
k.Ian.59 Gaius Vipstanus Apronianus, Gaius Fonteius Capito
k.Ian.60 Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus IV, Cossus Cornelius Lentulus
k.Ian.61 Publius Petronius Turpilianus, Lucius Caesennius Paetus
VI.Non.Iul.61 Cn(aeo) Pedanio Salinatore, L(ucio) Velleio Paterculo - CIL XVI, 04 & RMD-04, 202 - Diploma
k.Ian.62 Publius Marius Celsus, Lucius Afinius Gallus
k.Ian.63 Gaius Memmius Regulus, Lucius Verginius Rufus I
k.Ian.64 Gaius Laecanius Bassus, Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi
XVII.k.Iul.64 Gaius Laecanius Bassus, Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi - CIL XVI, 05 - Diploma
k.Ian.65 Aulus Licinius Nerva Silianus, Marcus Julius Vestinus Atticus
k.Ian.66 Gaius Luccius Telesinus, C. Suetonius Paullinus II
k.Ian.67 Fonteius Capito, Lucius Julius Rufus
k.Ian.68 Publius Galerius Trachalus, Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus

Belegstelle: TPSulp 00035 = AE 1982, 00188 = AE 1984, 00236 = AE 1987, 00265 = AE 1988, 00332 = AE 1992, 00272
Provinz: Latium et Campania / Regio I Ort: Pompei
] / [praesente diem i]s [ad audiendum] / [d]e[dit] adesseque eos [iu]ss[it] pr(idie) Nonas / [Iunia]s primas Puteolis in [cha]lcidco / [Octa]viano ab hora ter[tia] in horam / q[uint]am actum Puteolis XI[I?] K(alendas) Iu[ni]as / [P(ublio) Cornelio Dola]bella L(ucio) Annaeo Seneca co(n)s(ulibus) // M(arcus) Barbatius Epaphroditus arbiter / ex compromisso diem dedit ad audien[dum] / pr(idie) Nonas Iunias in chalcidico / Octaviano ab hora tertia in h[oram] / quintam actum Puteolis XII [K(alendas) Iunias] / [P(ublio) Cornelio] Dolabella [L(ucio) Annaeo Seneca co(n)s(ulibus)]

Belegstelle: CIL 04, 05514
Provinz: Latium et Campania / Regio I Ort: Pompei
L(ucio) Anneo / M(arco) Trebellio co(n)s(ulibus) / Su(rr)entinu(m)

Belegstelle: CIL 04, 03340,45 = AE 1993, 00454
Provinz: Latium et Campania / Regio I Ort: Pompei
]O[3]O L(ucio) Iunio co(n)s(ulibus) / VI K(alendas) Septembres P(ublius) Alfe/nus Varus trecena/rius Augus{s}ti scri[ps]i / me ac©episse ab L(ucio) Cae/cilio Iuqundo(!) HS vigin/ti quinque(milia) quadrin/gentos triginta nove(m) / nummo[s] ex auctione ve/naliciaria P(ubli) Alfeni / Pollionnis de(curionis?) N(umeri) Epri / Niciae // Pro parte eius quam / stipulatus est ex / delegatu eorum / ac{c}tum Iulianis cas(tris) / sta[t]i[on]e Nucheria // P(ubli) Alfeni Va[ri] / trecenari(i) Augu[sti] / P(ubli) Alfeni Pollionis / [3] Trausi A[3] / [P(ubli)] Alfeni Vari / trecenari(i) Aug(usti) / P(ubli) Alfeni Pollionis // ]U[3]O[3]O L(ucio) Iunio Gallione c[o(n)s(ulibus)] / [VI] K(alendas) [S]epte[mb(res)] / ego P(ublius) Alfenus Varus trecenarius / Augusti scripsi me acce[pisse a]b / [L(ucio)] Caecilio Iu[qundo HS n(ummos) XXV(milia)] CCCCXXX[I]X / ex auctione venalicaria / P(ubli) Alfeni Po[llionis 3] / [6] / qua stipula[tus e]st [ex] delegat[u] / eorum / act(um) Iulia[n(is) 3] Nuc[h(eria)]

(Degrassi) = Attilio Degrassi's "[i]I Fasti Consolari Dell'Impero Romano" Roma, 1952.

I feel sure that those of you reading this who have more knowledge than I will correct any mistakes that I may make.

Vale

M. Spedius Corbulo