Gaius Papirius Turdus
Gaius Papirius Turdus was in the 2nd century BC. A politician of the Roman Republic . In 177 BC BC he officiated as tribune of the people .
Life
Gaius Papirius Turdus came from the Papirii Turdi , a plebeian branch of the ancient Roman family of Papirs .
Because the consul from 178 BC BC, Aulus Manlius Vulso , had suffered a heavy defeat in an enemy attack in the course of his war in Istria , he was violently attacked by Turdus in his capacity as tribune during his absence from Rome. Turdus was supported by his counterpart Licinius Nerva . Both filed a motion to revoke Vulso's already granted extension of his empire for the next year and bring him to justice. However, this plan failed due to the intercession of another tribune, Quintus Aelius Paetus .
To hold the elections for 177 BC Vulso's colleague Marcus Iunius Brutus appeared in Rome. He was questioned extensively by Turdus and Nerva about the events in Istria, but declared that he had not been there for more than eleven days and that he knew nothing more than the tribunes of the people. These dismissed Brutus' defense of his colleague and attacked Vulso again. They accused him of having started the campaign against the Histrer without the authorization of the Senate and of having acted recklessly in his warfare, and warned him that he would await a trial at a later date.
Nothing is reported in the surviving sources about the further life of Turdus.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Papirius 76). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XVIII, 3, Stuttgart 1949, Sp. 1075.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Livy 41, 6, 1-3 .
- ^ Livius 41, 7, 4-10.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Papirius Turdus, Gaius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turdus, Gaius Papirius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman tribune 177 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century BC Chr. |