A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

was tribune of the city cohorts (urbanae cohortes) at the death of Nero, but was deprived of this office by Galba. He subsequently joined Otho, who restored to him his tribunate, was chosen one of the generals of Otho's army, and perished fighting in the Capitol against the Vitellian troops,A. D. 69. (Tac. Hist. 1.20, 87, 2.12, 3.73.)