Manius Manilius

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Manius Manilius was a Roman politician, general and lawyer of the 2nd century BC. Chr.

He was around 155 BC. BC as praetor governor of the province of Hispania ulterior , where he led unsuccessful campaigns against the Lusitanians . 149 BC He was the first of his family ( homo novus ) to become consul and began the Third Punic War , which developed into a siege of Carthage , but which was only brought to a successful conclusion by his successor Scipio Aemilianus , with whom he became friends. He must be 129 BC BC, because Marcus Tullius Cicero portrays him as one of the participants in his dialogue De re publica .

Manilius was more successful as a lawyer and orator than in his campaigns. Coming from a humble background, he supported Roman citizens in legal proceedings, which particularly concerned trade. A collection of forms he created is occasionally cited by Varro , Cicero and Brutus .

literature

  • Detlef Liebs : Manius Manilius. In: Werner Suerbaum (Ed.): The archaic literature. From the beginning to Sulla's death (= Handbook of the Latin Literature of Antiquity. Vol. 1). CH Beck, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-406-48134-5 , p. 562 f.
personal data
SURNAME Manilius, Manius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman politician and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century BC Chr.