Vettulenus Cerialis memorialized with his wife Lusia Galla in an inscription recovered at Venafro was Cerialis' father and mother; if that is the case, his father served as a soldier, and his career was capped as primus pilus of Legio XI.
[4] At least one brother is attested for him: Gaius Vettulenus Civica Cerealis, suffect consul in either 72 or 73 according to Syme,[5] or between 73 and 76, according to Gallivan.
[6] Edward Dabrowa lists Cerialis "amongst the Sabine people who, due to Vespasian, gained high ranks and were admitted to the Roman political elite.
"[3] Based on the most commonly accepted interpretation of an acephalous inscription from Carthage, Nero conferred many honors on him.
Josephus writes that in the summer of 67, after the Samaritans failed to disarm and disperse, the Fifth Legion under Cerialis' command slaughtered 11,600 of them on Mount Gerizim.