Gaius Marcius Figulus (Consul 64 BC)

Gaius Marcius Figulus came from the Roman family of Marcier and was 64 BC. Chr. Consul .

Life

Perhaps Gaius Marcius Figulus was born as Minucius Thermus and adopted into the Marcier family. In any case, the history of Cassius Dio shows that his father led the same prenomen Gaius .

Figulus' career up to his consulate is unknown. He achieved this in 64 BC. Chr .; his counterpart was Lucius Julius Caesar . The next year Figulus helped the speaker and then consul Marcus Tullius Cicero to fight the Catilinarian Conspiracy , which was heading for a political upheaval . On December 5, 63 BC He agreed to the death sentence for some captured members of the Catilinarians. After that he probably lived a few more years at most.

A son of Figulus was probably 43 BC. Admiral Lucius Marcius Figulus testified .

literature

Friedrich Münzer : Marcius 63). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XIV, 2, Stuttgart 1930, Sp. 1559 f.

Remarks

^ Marcius [I 12]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 7, Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01477-0 , Sp. 858 .. The chronograph from 354 names the consuls of the year 64 Caesare et Turmo ; Marcus Tullius Cicero , ad Atticum 1, 1, 2 , cites a Thermus as a possible consulate applicant for the year.
^ Cassius Dio , index to the 37th book of Roman history. T. Robert S. Broughton : The Magistrates Of The Roman Republic. Volume 2: 99 BC - 31 BC (= Philological Monographs. Vol. 15, Part 2, ZDB -ID 418575-4 ). American Philological Association, New York NY 1952, p. 160, also cites the grandfather's name as Gaius .
↑ Cassius Dio 37, 6, 4; 37, 10, 1; among others
^ Cicero, Philippica 2:12.
↑ Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 12, 21, 1.
↑ Cicero, de legibus 2, 62 (mention of the grave of Figulus); on this Friedrich Münzer : Marcius 63). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XIV, 2, Stuttgart 1930, Sp. 1560.

personal data
SURNAME	Marcius Figulus, Gaius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Figulus, Gaius Marcius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Roman consul 64 BC Chr.
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	1st century BC Chr.

[1] Marcius [I 12]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 7, Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01477-0 , Sp. 858 .. The chronograph from 354 names the consuls of the year 64 Caesare et Turmo ; Marcus Tullius Cicero , ad Atticum 1, 1, 2 , cites a Thermus as a possible consulate applicant for the year.

[2] Cassius Dio , index to the 37th book of Roman history. T. Robert S. Broughton : The Magistrates Of The Roman Republic. Volume 2: 99 BC - 31 BC (= Philological Monographs. Vol. 15, Part 2, ZDB -ID 418575-4 ). American Philological Association, New York NY 1952, p. 160, also cites the grandfather's name as Gaius .

[3] Cassius Dio 37, 6, 4; 37, 10, 1; among others

[4] Cicero, Philippica 2:12.

[5] Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 12, 21, 1.

[6] Cicero, de legibus 2, 62 (mention of the grave of Figulus); on this Friedrich Münzer : Marcius 63). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XIV, 2, Stuttgart 1930, Sp. 1560.