Gaius Dillius Vocula

Gaius Dillius Vocula († early 70s ) was a Roman senator. He became known for his role as Legionslegat during the Batavian revolt.

Life

Vocula was probably a close relative of Gaius Dillius Aponianus and probably came like this from Corduba (now Cordova ) in the province of Baetica in what is now southern Spain.

Career

The cursus honorum Voculas is from his grave stone inscriptions found in Rome known.

During the turmoil of the Four Emperors year Vocula legate of Legio XXII stationed in Mogontiacum Primigenia was and had de facto the role of governor of Marcus Flaccus Hordeonius taken. During the Batavian revolt Vocula was sent as a relief for the besieged by troops of Julius Civilis in the legion camp Vetera soldiers to Lower Germany. On the march to the Lower Rhine suppressed Vocula a rebellion in the Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium and smote the host of Civilis.

Beginning of the year he was killed by a deserter from the Legio I in AD 70. The assassination order came from Julius Classicus, a Treverians in Roman service, who slapped his Civilis page and after the elimination Voculas seized power in Legion warehouse in Neuss itself.

Swell

• Tacitus, Histories 4.24,34-36