Gaius Papirius Maso (Consul)
Gaius Papirius Maso was a Roman politician and military officer of the 3rd century BC. Chr.
As the only representative of his branch of the papiers , he could reach the consulate . As consul of the year 231 BC BC he defeated the rebellious Corsicans . Since the Senate denied him a triumph , he was the first Roman to celebrate it on Mons Albanus . Because he led the Romans to victory over the Corsicans on a myrtle field , he wore a myrtle wreath. Like his eponymous cousin Gaius Papirius Maso, he was also a member of the priestly college of the Decemviri Sacris Faciundis .
Individual evidence
- ^ T. Robert S. Broughton : The Magistrates Of The Roman Republic. Vol. 1: 509 BC - 100 BC Cleveland / Ohio: Case Western Reserve University Press, 1951. Reprinted unmodified 1968. (Philological Monographs. Ed. By the American Philological Association. Vol. 15, Part 1), pp. 225f
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- Rufius Festus , Breviarium rerum gestarum populi Romani 131
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| SURNAME | Papirius Maso, Gaius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maso, Gaius Papirius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician, consul 231 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century BC Chr. |