Vitellius (15 AD-69 AD), Roman emperor. Vitellius, the eighth emperor of the Roman Empire, reigned during the Year of the Four Emperors for eight mont
Vitellius (15 AD-69 AD), Roman emperor. Vitellius, the eighth emperor of the Roman Empire, reigned during the Year of the Four Emperors for eight months from April 69 AD to his assassination in December 69 AD. This artwork is from a 1691 Dutch edition of a collection of works by the Roman historian Suetonius, best known for his 121 AD work 'De Vita Caesarum' (On the Life of the Caesars, or 'The Twelve Caesars'). The Latin text at bottom describes the emperor and names the engraver of this artwork as Joannes Schildius. The editor of the book was the German philologist Johannes G. Graevius (1622-1703).
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Photo credit: © MIDDLE TEMPLE LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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