Marcus Roscius Coelius

Marcus Roscius Coelius came from the Roman family of the Roscier, served during the early imperial period in the 60s AD as Legionslegat in Britain and was 81 AD Suffektkonsul.

Life

Marcus Roscius Coelius acted in the 60s AD as legate of the Legio XX Valeria stationed in Britain Victrix. He has long had a poor relationship with the Roman province preceding governor Trebellius Marcus Maximus, who was hated, according to the representation of the historian Tacitus with the soldiers because of his greed. This conflict was exacerbated during the Roman Civil War in Four Emperors Year ( AD 69 ), when several candidates fought for the imperial throne against each other, last Vitellius to Vespasian, the Britannic legions of Vitellius at first recognized as a ruler. Trebellius accused Roscius Coelius seditious machinations; the legate in turn subordinate to the governor that his avarice, the Legionaries have impoverished. The latter supported as well as the auxiliary troops the position of Roscius Coelius. Finally Trebellius was so isolated that he had to escape from his province and was looking at Vitellius protection.

After the escape of Trebellius Kingdom was temporarily managed by the Legionslegaten, including Roscius Coelius counted. Then got Marcus Vettius Bolanus of Vitellius, the governor office as Trebellius ' assignee. Vespasian succeeded but to prevail in the power struggle against Vitellius and become the new emperor. In the year AD 70 Gnaeus Julius Agricola solved, the future father in law of Tacitus, on the orders of Gaius Licinius Mucianus, Vespasian headed for the temporary government in Rome Roscius Coelius as legate of the Legio XX Valeria Victrix from.

Despite his behavior Roscius ' career did not end even under the new power relations; Rather, he served during the reign of the Emperor Titus, the son and successor of Vespasian in March and April 81 AD as Suffektkonsul and Gaius Julius Juvenal had this to colleagues.