Hordeonius Flaccus

Marcus Hordeonius Flaccus († January 70 AD) was a Roman Suffektkonsul in the year 47 AD, governor of Germania Superior in the summer of 68 until January 70th He was killed by mutinous Roman soldiers in Novaesium.

After the successful usurpation of Galba in 68 put the new emperor Hordeonius Flaccus as the successor of Verginius Rufus as a governor of Germania Superior. Verginius had defeated at the Battle of Vesontio Galba allies Gaius Julius Vindex. At the time of his governorship Hordeonius Flaccus was already at an advanced age.

As Hordeonius Flaccus ' troops at the beginning of the year 69 refused the oath of loyalty to Galba, he did not intervene. He moved quickly to the side of Vitellius, which the Rhine troops acclaimed as the new ruler instead of Galba. When he left for Italy, he entrusted Hordeonius Flaccus with the command of the Army of the Rhine remaining there.

In the unrest of the Bataveraufstands Hordeonius came in the crossfire, as the Batavians ostensibly fought for Vespasian to the trended also Flaccus, due to the political situation, while his troops loyal to the Vitellius Vespasian rejected. His grumbling soldiers could still swear allegiance to Vespasian Hordeonius Flaccus. However, he was killed in early January of the year of 70 drunken soldiers after he paid off a donative, which had promised in the name of Vespasian Vitellius.