Gaius Fulvius Flaccus (Consul 134 BC)
Gaius Fulvius Flaccus came from the Roman plebeian family of the Fulvians and was 134 BC. Chr. Consul .
Life
From the filiation information (giving the first names of father and grandfather) of the Fasti Capitolini it can be concluded that Gaius Fulvius Flaccus was a son of the suffect consul from 180 BC. BC, Quintus Fulvius Flaccus , was.
Flaccus' Cursus honorum in front of the clothing of the consulate 134 BC Is unknown. His fellow consul was Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus . This was to continue the Numantine War against the Celtiberians in Spain, while Flaccus led the 136 BC. The first slave war that broke out in Sicily took over. This military conflict had assumed threatening proportions, as it had hitherto only been fought on the part of Rome by praetors , who, moreover, had mostly only had weak contingents. Therefore Flaccus was now equipped with an impressive army to fight the rebellious slaves. The sources received do not report anything about the consul's possible successes.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Fulvius 53). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VII, 1, Stuttgart 1910, Col. 238.
Remarks
- ↑ Fasti Capitolini : Gaius Fulvius Flaccus Q. f. C [nn] ; on this F. Münzer, RE VII, 1, col. 238.
- ^ Livius , periochae 56; Orosius 5, 9, 6; Julius Obsequens 27.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fulvius Flaccus, Gaius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman consul 134 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |