Marcus Sempronius Tuditanus (Consul 185 BC)
Marcus Sempronius Tuditanus († 174 BC ) was a member of the Roman noble family of the Sempronians and was 185 BC. Chr. Consul .
Life
From the Fasti Capitolini it emerges that Tuditanus' father led the praenomen Marcus and his grandfather the praenomen Gaius .
193 BC Tuditanus officiated as tribune of the people . In this capacity, through a plebiscite initiated by the Senate due to the great injustices prevailing, he had the Latins and Italians equated with Roman citizens in credit law. Then he was 189 BC. Chr. To Praetor elected and became the province of Sicily allotted. With his nomination as consul for 185 BC Tuditanus reached the peak of his career. He exercised this highest state office together with Appius Claudius Pulcher . First, both consuls carried out recruiting and then went to their common province of Liguria . There Tuditanus succeeded in subjugating the Apuans and his fellow consul in defeating the Ingauners . Tuditanus sought in vain in the next year (184 BC) the censorship , which instead received the important politician and general Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder and his patrician patron Lucius Valerius Flaccus . Nevertheless, Tuditanus could 183 BC. Acquire the sacred office of a pontiff . 174 BC He fell victim to an epidemic that was rampant at the time.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Sempronius 95). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II A, 2, Stuttgart 1923, column 1443.
Remarks
- ↑ Fasti Capitolini : Marcus Sempronius Tuditanus M. f. C n.
- ↑ Livy 35, 7, 2-5.
- ↑ Livy 37:47, 8; 37, 50, 8f .; 38, 36, 2.
- ↑ Fasti Capitolini ; Livy 39, 23, 2 and ö.
- ↑ Livy 39:29, 10; 39, 32, 1-5.
- ↑ Livy 39:40, 3.
- ↑ Livy 39:46, 1.
- ↑ Livy 41, 21, 8f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sempronius Tuditanus, Marcus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tuditanus, Marcus Sempronius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman consul |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 174 BC Chr. |