Publius Ostorius Scapula
E559103
Publius Ostorius Scapula was a 1st-century Roman senator and general who, as governor of Britain under Emperor Claudius, led major campaigns to consolidate Roman control over the province.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1st-century Roman person
ⓘ
Roman general ⓘ Roman provincial governor ⓘ Roman senator ⓘ |
| allegiance | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Emperor Claudius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | capture of Caratacus ⓘ |
| captured | Caratacus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Roman conquest of Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
campaigns against the Deceangli ⓘ campaigns against the Iceni ⓘ campaigns against the Silures ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Julio-Claudian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | gens Ostoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Ostorius Scapula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Britannia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorOf | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath |
died in office
ⓘ
died of illness ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
advance into Wales
ⓘ
suppression of unrest in eastern Britain ⓘ |
| militaryRank | legatus Augusti pro praetore ⓘ |
| notableAction |
disarming of tribes within Roman-controlled territory in Britain
ⓘ
establishment of fortified lines in Britain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidation of Roman control in Britain
ⓘ
military campaigns in Britain ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
ⓘ
provincial governor ⓘ senator ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | c. 52 CE ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | c. 47 CE ⓘ |
| opponent |
Caratacus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deceangli NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceni NERFINISHED ⓘ Silures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | governor of Roman Britain ⓘ |
| precededBy | Aulus Plautius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Claudius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| source | Tacitus, Annals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Claudius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Aulus Didius Gallus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.