Gaius Papius Mutilus
Gaius Papius Mutilus († around 80 BC ) was the leader of the Samnites in the alliance war against Rome from 90 to 88 BC. Chr.
In 90 BC He conquered Nola and other cities in Campania . Mutilus attacked the Roman consul Lucius Julius Caesar , but was defeated by him. In 89 BC He was decisively defeated by Sulla in Samnium and fled to Aesernia . He made contact with the popular Gaius Marius the Younger . After Sulla's return to Rome and the subsequent defeat of the popular armies, he was able to survive until 80 BC. Claim in Nola. He committed suicide. One of his descendants was the suffect consul Marcus Papius Mutilus .
swell
- Appian : Civil Wars . German translation: Roman history, part 2: The civil wars . Published by Otto Veh / Wolfgang Will , Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-7772-8915-9 . (English translation)
literature
- Edward A. Sydenham: The coinage of the Roman Republic , London 1952, no. 635-641.
- The new Pauly , Vol. 9, Col. 295.
Remarks
- ↑ On the numerous coins minted by him, the name appears mostly as G. Paapi Mutil embratur ("Gaius Papius Mutilus imperator").
- ↑ Appianus , civil wars 1.185 to 200; Livy , Periochae 78.
- ↑ Livy, Periochae 89.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Papius Mutilus, Gaius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mutilus, Gaius Papius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Samnite general in the alliance war |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 80 BC Chr. |