person
Vestalis
A Roman officer of Alpine royal descent (son of Donnus), sent as primipilaris to administer the Pontic coast; Ovid celebrates his valor at the storming of Aegisos.
Reading notes
- Letters from the Black Sea §4.7 sent, Vestalis
Vestalis, a Roman officer of Alpine royal blood sent to administer the Pontic coast; Ovid calls him as an eyewitness to the rigors of Tomis and praises his valor at Aegisos.