Gaius Sulpicius Galus (Consul 243 BC)
Gaius Sulpicius Galus came from the Roman patrician family of the Sulpicians . According to the testimony of the Fasti Capitolini , his father also carried the prenomen Gaius and his grandfather the prenomen Servius .
In the final phase of the First Punic War , Galus officiated in 243 BC. As consul ; his counterpart was Gaius Fundanius Fundulus . According to an assumption by the ancient historian Friedrich Münzer , Galus could have had Italy as a province, but nothing is known about his activities during his consulate or about his other life.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Sulpicius 65. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IV A, 1, Stuttgart 1931, Col. 808.
Remarks
- ↑ Fasti Capitolini : Gaius Sulpicius Galus C. f. Ser. n.
- ↑ Fasti Capitolini; among others
- ^ Friedrich Münzer : Sulpicius 65). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IV A, 1, Stuttgart 1931, Col. 808.
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| SURNAME | Sulpicius Galus, Gaius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman consul 243 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century BC Chr. |