Caetronia (gens)
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The gens Caetronia was a Roman
family during the early decades of the Empire
. It is best known from Gaius Caetronius, legate
of the first legion in Germania
at the accession of the emperor Tiberius
. Following a mutiny of the soldiers, Caetronius held a court martial at which the leaders were tried and executed by their fellow soldiers.
Ancient Rome
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family during the early decades of the Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
. It is best known from Gaius Caetronius, legate
Legatus
A legatus was a general in the Roman army, equivalent to a modern general officer. Being of senatorial rank, his immediate superior was the dux, and he outranked all military tribunes...
of the first legion in Germania
Germania
Germania was the Greek and Roman geographical term for the geographical regions inhabited by mainly by peoples considered to be Germani. It was most often used to refer especially to the east of the Rhine and north of the Danube...
at the accession of the emperor Tiberius
Tiberius
Tiberius , was Roman Emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD. Tiberius was by birth a Claudian, son of Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla. His mother divorced Nero and married Augustus in 39 BC, making him a step-son of Octavian...
. Following a mutiny of the soldiers, Caetronius held a court martial at which the leaders were tried and executed by their fellow soldiers.