Gnaeus Manlius Capitolinus Imperiosus

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Gnaeus Manlius Capitolinus Imperiosus was a politician of the Roman Republic who came from the patrician family of the Manlier . He officiated in 359 and 357 BC. As consul and 351 BC. As censor .

Life

Gnaeus Manlius Capitolinus Imperiosus, whose father led the prenomen Lucius according to the Fasti Capitolini and whose grandfather led the prenomen Aulus according to the same source , reached together with Marcus Popillius Laenas in 359 BC. The consulate. Supposedly, the two consuls together fended off an insignificant coup d'état by the Tiburtines against Rome.

Two years later, 357 BC. BC, Manlius was probably the second time consul, but the equation of the consul of 359 with that of 357 BC. Not entirely certain, as none of the ancient sources preserved from the year 357 BC. Offers an iteration number . This year's colleague was Gaius Marcius Rutilus . Manlius waged war against the Faliskers . A plebiscite about the rate of interest may also have been held during his tenure.

The news of the Roman historian Titus Livius that a Gnaeus Manlius in 356 BC apparently identical to the consul treated here is probably not historical . Chr. Interrex was. On the other hand, it is certain that Manlius 351 BC. Together with his consulate colleague from 357 BC BC, Gaius Marcius Rutilus, acted as censor and that he was 345 BC. BC Magister equitum (equestrian leader) of the dictator Lucius Furius Camillus was.

literature

Remarks

  1. ↑ Fasti Capitolini ad annum 359 BC Chr .; Titus Livius , Ab urbe condita 7, 12, 1; Diodor , Bibliothéke historiké 16, 15, 1; among others
  2. ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita 7, 12, 1-4.
  3. ↑ Livy, Ab urbe condita 7, 16, 1; Diodor, Bibliothéke historiké 16, 28, 1; among others; on this Friedrich Münzer: Manlius 53). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XIV, 1, Stuttgart 1928, Sp. 1175.
  4. ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita 7, 16, 2f. and 7, 16, 7; Diodor, Bibliothéke historiké 16, 31, 7.
  5. ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita 7, 16, 1.
  6. ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita 7, 17, 11.
  7. ^ Marcius [I 10]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 7, Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01477-0 , Sp. 824.
  8. ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita 7, 22, 10.
  9. ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita 7, 28, 2-6.
personal data
SURNAME Manlius Capitolinus Imperiosus, Gnaeus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman consul and censor
DATE OF BIRTH 5th century BC BC or 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 4th century BC Chr.