Gnaeus Flavius

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Gnaeus Flavius won 304 BC. As a scribe in his probable function as scriba pontificius of Appius Claudius, the choice of the curular aedile . The Roman historian and politician Piso mentions in the second century BC The lower origin of Gnaeus Flavius.

There are uncertainties regarding the first Fasti publication, which is said to have been made by Gnaeus Flavius. Livius attributes it to Gnaeus Flavius ​​in his function as aedile, while Cicero refers to another person. Due to this unclear situation, the first year of publication of the Fasti is considered uncertain, but cannot be before 304 BC. Chr. Lie. What is beyond doubt, however, is the historical finding that it was not Gnaeus Flavius ​​who planned the publication of the Fasti as part of the Roman calendar , but Appius Claudius was the decisive person.

literature

  • Detlef Liebs : Cn. Flavius. In: Werner Suerbaum (Ed.): The archaic literature. From the beginnings to Sulla's death (= Handbook of Ancient Latin Literature , Volume 1). CH Beck, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-406-48134-5 , p. 77 f.
  • Jörg Rüpke : Calendar and Public: The History of Representation and Religious Qualification of Time in Rome . De Gruyter, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-11-014514-6
personal data
SURNAME Gnaeus Flavius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scribe Pontificius
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 3rd century BC Chr.