Gaius Livius Salinator
Gaius Livius Salinator (* around 234 BC; † 170 BC ) was a politician of the Roman Republic at the turn of the 3rd to the 2nd century BC. Chr.
The son of Marcus Livius Salinator was born in 204 BC. Curular aedile . As praetor in 202 BC He commanded two legions in Bruttium . In the Second Macedonian War , Livy led in 199/198 BC. BC as a legate of naval operations. 193 BC He was a cavalry commander ( praefectus equitum ) in the battle of Mutina against the Boier .
Despite his military successes, he failed to apply for the consulate in 192 BC. And was instead founded in 191 BC. Praetor for the second time. In this office and as a propaetor in the following year, he was in command of the naval forces of Rome and its allies during the Roman-Syrian War . Late 190 BC As an envoy, he brought King Prusias I of Bithynia to join the Roman coalition.
In 188 BC In the end, Livy became consul. His area of responsibility was Gallia cisalpina (Northern Italy), where he founded the city of Forum Livii (now Forlì ) named after him .
Livy belonged to 211 BC Until his death in 170 BC. To the College of Pontifices .
literature
- Hans Georg Gundel : Livius I. 14. In: The little Pauly . Volume 3: Iuppiter to Nasidienus. Druckmüller, Stuttgart 1969, Sp. 690-691.
Remarks
- ↑ Titus Livius 36, 45, 3.
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| SURNAME | Livy Salinator, Gaius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salinator, Gaius Livius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician, consul 188 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 234 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 170 BC Chr. |