Alpinius Montanus

Alpinius Montanus (fl. 1st century CE) was one of the Treviri, a tribe of the Belgae, the indigenous peoples living in northern Gaul.[1] He was the commander of a cohort in the army of the Roman emperor Vitellius, and was sent into Germany after the Battle of Bedriacum in the year 69.[2] Tacitus mentions that Montanus and his men accepted the Vitellians' defeat by the Flavians and felt little attachment to either side.[3] Together with his brother, Decimus Alpinius, he joined the revolt of Gaius Julius Civilis against Roman rule in the next year.[4] He was one of those who crossed the Rhine to try to rally support for the rebellion among the peoples of Germania Libera.[4]

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alpinus Montanus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 

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