Lucius Clodius Macer
Lucius Clodius Macer († 68 ) was a legate of the Roman Empire in the province of Africa at the time of Emperor Nero .
Life
As legatus Augusti propraetore Africae, he was responsible for the military and civilian control of the province of Africa. In 68 he revolted against the emperor, cutting off Rome's grain supply and taking the city of Carthage, the most important port in the province of Africa. Spurred on by Galba , Macer raised the legio I Macriana liberatrix in addition to the legio III Augusta in Numidia , which he already commanded ; But this again aroused the suspicion in Galba, who was now the new emperor, of wanting to wear the purple himself, so that, according to Tacitus , before Galba's entry into Rome, at the end of September or in the first half of October 68 by Trebonius Garutianus killed. Plutarch condescendingly reports that he was little more than a robber and a murderer.
Macer had denarii struck in Carthage, which are extremely rare today. Only 85 have survived, of which only 20 bear his portrait. The reverse of the coins usually shows a ship as a sign of his naval rule or an eagle between two standards and the name of one of his legions.
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Remarks
- ^ Clifford Ando: Imperial Ideology and Provincial Loyalty in the Roman Empire , University of California Press, 2000, ISBN 978-0-520-22067-6 , p. 314
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clodius Macer, Lucius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Macer, Lucius Clodius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | roman military |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 68 |