Marcus Acilius Caninus
Marcus Acilius Caninus , or Manius Acilius Caninus and Marcus Acilius Canianus , a scion of the gens Acilia , was 48 BC. BC Legate of Caesar in the civil war . Caesar showed himself to be grateful by calling Caninus after his praetur in the year 47 BC. In the years 46 and 45 BC Appointed proconsul of Sicily . In the course of preparing a campaign against the Parthians , Caninus was sent by Caesar with an army to Macedonia , where he stayed after his assassination. His future fate is uncertain.
literature
- Elimar Klebs : Acilius (15) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 252 f.
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SURNAME | Acilius Caninus, Marcus |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Caninus, Marcus Acilius |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman diplomat and military under Caesar |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC Chr. |