Tiberius Cannutius

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Tiberius Cannutius († 40 BC ) was a politician of the outgoing Roman Republic . He officiated 44 BC. As a tribune and was 40 BC. Executed as an enemy of Octavian (later Emperor Augustus ).

Life

Tiberius Cannutius officiated in 44 BC. BC, in which Caesar was murdered, as tribune of the people. He was a bitter opponent of the consul (and later triumvir) Mark Antony , whom he repeatedly attacked violently in popular assemblies. Therefore, he appeared as a supporter of the well-known Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero , who was also enemies of Antonius. When Octavian at the end of October 44 BC BC camped with an army recruited in Campania before Rome , Cannutius sought him out to investigate his intentions. Since the young heir to Caesar spoke out clearly against Antonius, Cannutius led him to the popular assembly to publicly announce his intentions there.

Soon after, Octavian moved on to Etruria . Antonius returned to Rome and appointed the Senate on November 28, 44 BC. On the Capitol to have Octavian declare war. So that Cannutius could not appeal against such a decision as a tribune of the people, he was expelled from the Senate session by Antonius and he was even banned from entering the Capitol. As soon as Antony had left Rome to take up the fight against Decimus Brutus in Gallia cisalpina , Cannutius constantly railed furiously against Antony.

After Antony, Octavian and Lepidus in November 43 BC. After the Second Triumvirate had agreed to BC , Cannutius hated not only Antony but also Octavian. He went over to his enemies during the Peruvian War and was executed on Octavian's orders after the war was over (February 40 BC).

literature

Remarks

  1. ^ Cicero, Philippine Speeches 3:23; Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares 12, 3, 2 and 12, 23, 3; Velleius Paterculus , Historia Romana 2, 64, 3.
  2. ^ Appian , Civil Wars 3:41 ; Cassius Dio , Roman History 48, 14, 4.
  3. ^ Cicero, Philippine Speeches 3:23.
  4. ^ Appian, Civil Wars 5:49 ; Cassius Dio, Römische Geschichte 48, 14, 4. - According to Velleius Paterculus ( Historia Romana 2, 64, 4) Cannutius was the first victim of the proscriptions , but this is probably due to confusion with the Tribune Salvius (Friedrich Münzer, RE III, 2, col. 1486).
personal data
SURNAME Cannutius, Tiberius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 40 BC Chr.