Marcus Gratidius
Marcus Gratidius († 102 BC ) was a native of the 2nd half of the 2nd century BC. Living Roman politician and speaker from Arpinum . He was a brother of the grandmother of the famous speaker Marcus Tullius Cicero .
Life
According to Cicero's assurance, Gratidius was made to be a speaker, educated in Greek scholarship, and especially a good accuser. He requested 115 BC A law that one should use a tablet instead of the living word for voting in Arpinum according to the Roman model ( lex tabellaria ), so tried to introduce secret voting. Gratidius' proposal was fiercely opposed by his brother-in-law, Marcus Tullius Cicero, the grandfather of the famous speaker. The decision on the lex tabellaria was entrusted to this year's consul, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus , who appears to have rejected the bill.
Probably at the beginning of 102 BC, Gratidius Gaius Flavius accused Fimbria of extortion while he was administering a province. He was also a friend of the orator Mark Antony , whom he became 102 BC. As prefect in the province of Cilicia , where he perished in the war against the pirates .
His son was adopted by the Marians, who also came from Arpinum, and was therefore given the name Marcus Marius Gratidianus .
literature
- Philipp H. Külb : Gratidius (Marcus) . In: Johann Samuelansch , Johann Gottfried Gruber (Ed.): General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts , 1st section, vol. 88 (1868), p. 128 f.
- Friedrich Münzer : Gratidius 2. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VII, 2, Stuttgart 1912, Sp. 1840.
Remarks
- ↑ Cicero, De legibus 3, 36.
- ↑ a b Cicero, Brutus 168.
- ↑ Cicero, Brutus 168; Valerius Maximus , Facta et dicta memorabilia 8, 5, 2.
- ↑ Cicero, De legibus 3, 36 and Brutus 168.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gratidius, Marcus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician and speaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 102 BC Chr. |