Gnaeus Papirius Carbo (consul 85 BC)

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Gnaeus Papirius Carbo (* around 135 BC; † 82 BC in Lilybaeum ) was multiple consul of the Roman Republic . He belonged to the Papirii Carbones , a plebeian branch of the gens Papiria , and was a nephew of Gaius Papirius Carbo , the consul of 120 BC. Chr.

Life

Gnaeus Papirius Carbo was a strong supporter of Gaius Marius' party and participated in the blockade of Rome in 87 BC. Part. In the year 85 BC He was chosen by Lucius Cornelius Cinna as his colleague in the consulate. That year extensive preparations were made for war in Greece against Sulla , who had announced his intention to return to Italy. Cinna and Carbo proclaimed themselves consuls for the following year and transferred large units across the Adriatic . However, when Cinna was murdered by his own soldiers for not wanting to fight in a civil war, Carbo had to bring the army back to Italy.

In 82 BC Chr., Carbo was with Gaius Marius the Younger for the third time consul, he fought no decision against Sulla in Clusium and was with great losses in an attack on the camp of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius , a general Sulla, near Faventia beaten . Although he continued to have a large army and the Samnites were loyal to him, Carbo was so disheartened by his failure to help Praeneste where the younger Marius was holed up that he decided to leave Italy. He fled first to Africa , then to the island of Cossyra ( Pantelleria ), where he was arrested; he was brought before Pompey in chains at Lilybaeum and killed.

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SURNAME Papirius Carbo, Gnaeus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carbo, Gnaeus Papirius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman politician; Consul 85, 84 and 82 BC Chr.
DATE OF BIRTH around 135 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 82 BC Chr.
Place of death Lilybaeum