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Lucius Vitellius

Lucius Vitellius (before 5 BCE - after 51): Roman senator, thrice consul, governor of Syria, father of the emperor Vitellius.

Lucius Vitellius was born as the son of Publius Vitellius, a knight from Luceria in southern Italy, who served as steward under the emperor Augustus. His son became a close friend of Antonia Minor, the daughter of Mark Antony and widow of Augustus' adoptive son Drusus. This friendship gave him access to the imperial court. Drusus' brother Tiberius, emperor from 14 to 37, seems to have promoted his career. When Tiberius moved his residence from Rome to Capri, Vitellius also bought a villa on this island. Having the emperor's support, he became consul in the first months of 34. His consulship was marked by the appearance of the legendary Egyptian bird phoenix.

There was a minimum age for the consulship, and he must have been at least 32, but since his first son was born in 15 CE, we may assume that Lucius was born in c.5 BCE, and was, therefore, about 40 years old when he became consul. This is not strange, because his father had not

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Vitellius

Roman emperor in AD 69

Aulus Vitellius (vih-TELL-ee-əs; Latin:[ˈau̯lʊswɪˈtɛlːijʊs]; 24 September 15 – 20 December 69) was Roman emperor for eight months, from 19 April to 20 December AD 69. Vitellius became emperor following the quick succession of the previous emperors Galba and Otho, in a year of civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors. Vitellius added the honorific Germanicus to his name instead of Caesar upon his accession. Like his predecessor, Otho, Vitellius attempted to rally public support to his cause by honoring and imitating Nero who remained popular in the empire.

Originally from Campania, likely from Nuceria Alfaterna,^[6] he was born to the Vitellia gens, a relatively obscure family in ancient Rome. He was a noble companion of Tiberius' retirement on Capri and there befriended Caligula. He was elected consul in 48, and served as proconsular governor of Africa in either 60 or 61. In 68, he was chosen to command the army of Germania Inferior by emperor Galba. He was later proclaimed emperor in January by

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Lucius Vitellius (consul 34)

Roman politician (d. 51 CE)

This article is about the father of the emperor Vitellius. For his other son, the emperor's brother, see Lucius Vitellius (consul 48).

For other people with similar names, see Vitellia gens.

Lucius Vitellius (before 7 BC – AD 51) was the youngest of four sons of procuratorPublius Vitellius and the only one who did not die through politics. He was consul three times, which was unusual during the Roman Empire for someone who was not a member of the Imperial family. The first time was in the year 34 as the colleague of Paullus Fabius Persicus;^[1] the second was in 43 as the colleague of the emperor Claudius;^[2] the third was in 47 again as the colleague of the emperor Claudius.^[3]

Career

Under Emperor Tiberius, he was consul and in the following year governor of Syria in 35. He deposed Pontius Pilate in 36 after complaints from the people in Samaria. He supported Emperor Caligula, and was a favorite of Emperor Claudius' wife Valeria Messalina. During Claudius' reign, he was Co