Alpinius Montanus
Alpinius Montanus (fl. 1st century CE) was one of the Treviri, a tribe of the Belgae, the indigenous peoples living in northern Gaul.[1] He was the commander of a cohort in the army of the Roman emperor Vitellius, and was sent into Germany after the Battle of Bedriacum in the year 69.[2] Tacitus mentions that Montanus and his men accepted the Vitellians' defeat by the Flavians and felt little attachment to either side.[3] Together with his brother, Decimus Alpinius, he joined the revolt of Gaius Julius Civilis against Roman rule in the next year.[4] He was one of those who crossed the Rhine to try to rally support for the rebellion among the peoples of Germania Libera.[4]
References
- ^ Smith, William (1867). "Alpinus Montanus". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 134. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ Tacitus, Histories III:35.
- ^ Tacitus, Histories IV:31.
- ^ a b Tacitus, Histories V:19.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alpinus Montanus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.