Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus (Praetor)
Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus († probably 196 BC) came from the Roman noble family of Sempronians , was praetor and fell in battles against rebellious Spanish peoples.
Life
First, Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus is in the sources for the year 198 BC. Attested as a plebeian aedile ; he held this office together with Marcus Helvius . The two men then achieved 197 BC. The praetur and were charged with the fight against revolting Spanish tribes. This task should be fulfilled by Helvius in Hispania ulterior and Tuditanus in Hispania citerior . Tuditanus had to endure heavy fighting, suffered a devastating defeat against the insurgents as a propaetor the next year and was injured so badly that he succumbed to his wounds. A dating of his pontificate , attested by the Roman historian Titus Livius , is not possible.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Sempronius 90). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II A, 2, Stuttgart 1923, column 1440.
Remarks
- ↑ Livy 32:27 , 7; 32, 28, 2 and 11; Appian , Iberica 39.
- ↑ Livy 33:25 , 9; 33, 27, 1; 33, 42, 5; Dating of the defeat and death of Tuditanus to 196 BC After Walter Eder ( Sempronius No. 17. In: Der Kleine Pauly , vol. 5, col. 101f.), While F. Münzer (RE II A, 1, col. 1440) describes the death of Tuditanus in his praetur ( 197 BC) relocated.
- ↑ Livy 33, 42, 5.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sempronius Tuditanus, Gaius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tuditanus, Gaius Sempronius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman praetor 197 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 197 BC BC or 196 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | Hispania citerior |