Lucius Cincius Alimentus
Lucius Cincius Alimentus was a Roman politician and historian of the Republican era. He lived in the late 3rd and early 2nd century BC. Chr.
life and work
Cincius came from a minor plebeian family and was a member of the Senate . During the Second Punic War he was 210 BC. As praetor in command of two legions in Sicily , where he stayed the following year, probably as a propaetor. His troops included in particular the Legiones Cannenses . 209 BC BC he protected the eastern half of the island, the newly acquired area of Syracuse, under the command of the proconsul Marcus Valerius Laevinus . 208 BC He was recalled from there to lead the siege of the Punic-owned Lokroi from the seaside. He stormed the city violently, but was forced to withdraw by the defenders when Hannibal's victory over the consuls and his advancement in relief had inspired them with renewed courage. At the end of the same year, immediately after his return to Rome , he belonged to an embassy from the Senate to the wounded consul Titus Quinctius Crispinus in Capua after the other consul, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, had fallen. Otherwise it is only known about Cincius on the basis of his own testimony received from Titus Livius that he was captured by Hannibal at an indefinite time and that he had personal relationships with him.
The historical work written in Greek by Cincius Alimentus, the earliest Roman historian alongside his older contemporary Quintus Fabius Pictor , probably extended from the beginnings of Rome to his own time. It contains some myths and legends as well as aitiologies . The source for this is Dionysius of Halicarnassus , who mentions him; the work itself has been lost except for a few fragments. Cincius Alimentus established Rome in 729 BC. Chr .
literature
- Werner Suerbaum : L. Cincius Alimentus. 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 , pp. 370-372
- Hans Beck, Uwe Walter: The early Roman historians . Volume 1: From Fabius Pictor to Cn. Gellius . Texts for research, volume 76. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2001, pp. 137–147, ISBN 3-534-14757-X
- Gerald P. Verbrugghe: L. Cincius Alimentus - His Place in Roman Historiography. In: Philologus 126, 1982, pp. 316-323.
- Friedrich Münzer and Conrad Cichorius : Cincius 5 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 2, Stuttgart 1899, Col. 2556 f.
Remarks
- ^ Dionysios of Halicarnassus , Antiquitates Romanae 1, 74.1 .
- ↑ Titus Livius , Ab urbe condita 26, 23, 1 ; 26, 28, 3 ; 26, 28, 11; 27, 5, 1 .
- ↑ Livy, Ab urbe condita 27, 7, 12 ; 27, 7, 16; 27, 8, 16 .
- ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita 27, 26, 3 .
- ↑ Livy, Ab urbe condita 27, 28, 13 ff.
- ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita 27, 29, 4 .
- ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita 21, 38, 3 ff .
- ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae 1, 74 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cincius Alimentus, Lucius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alimentus, Lucius Cincius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman historian and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |