Talk:Publius Glitius Gallus

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Not just another obscure consular

It appears that Glitius Gallus was involved somehow in the Pisonian conspiracy: Tacitus mentions him as a friend of some of the conspirators, & being one of those banished (Annales XV.56, 71). Inscriptions tell that they were exiled to the island of Andros (IGI2,5,757). Then Otho recalled them from exile & Glitius Gallus returned to Rome, held some offices under Vespasian. The problem with this is that although the primary sources support this, I haven't found any secondary source that connects the dots. -- llywrch (talk) 06:48, 25 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And another complication: discrepancies in the two inscriptions suggest each inscription is about a different man: one P. Glitius Gallus, son of Lucius; another P. Glitius Gallus, son of Publius. Each has a slightly different cursus honorum, although short enough that the differences can be overlooked or explained away. But it would make for a simpler explanation if we surmise L. Glitius was the husband of Vistilia, P. Glitius Gallus (of CIL XI, 3097) their son (& thus Maximila Agnata his wife), & P. Glitius Gallus (of CIL XI, 3098) the grandson of Vistilia. Who might have been involved in the Pisonian conspiracy, exiled, & returned under Vespasian to be consul. -- llywrch (talk) 20:22, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]