Claudius Apollinaris was a man of ancient Rome who succeeded Sextus Lucilius Bassus as the commander, or praefectus classis, of Lucius Vitellius's fleet at Misenum, when Bassus defected to Vespasian's side in the year 70 AD.[1][2] Apollinaris himself soon defected to Vespasian as well,[3] and he escaped with six galleys.
A man neither firm in his loyalty, nor energetic in his treason.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William (1870). "Apollinaris, Claudius". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 230.