Lucius Furius Purpureo
Lucius Furius Purpureo was a Roman politician and general, consul in 196 BC. Chr.
Furius Purpureo came from the patrician gens Furia . His Cognomen Purpureo , which occurs rarely among the Furians , is illustrated in coin depictions by a purple snail , with the two mint masters of the same name, Lucius (Mm. 150-139) and Lucius Furius Purpureo, (Mm. 137-134). 210 BC L. Furius Purpureo was a military tribune , 200 BC. BC Praetor in the province of Gallia cisalpina . In one battle he defeated the rebellious Gaulish Insubrians and the Carthaginians Hamilcar , who had tried to start a war in this part of Italy. According to Titus Livius , Hamilcar was killed along with allegedly 35,000 men.
196 BC Furius became consul with Marcus Claudius Marcellus . During his consulate he fought again against the Gauls and vowed the foundation of a Veiovi temple in the event of his victory . 189 BC In BC he went to Asia Minor with a commission of ten to sort things out. 187 BC Back in Rome, he opposed the policies of Gnaeus Manlius Vulso and Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus . Later applied for the censorship for 184 , but failed. Then he was 183 BC. Chr. Charged with leading an embassy to the northern Italian Celts .
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Furius 86). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classical antiquity . Volume 7: Fornax - Helikeia. 1st half band . (RE VII, 1) Stuttgart: JB Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1910, Sp. 362–364
Individual evidence
- ↑ Theodor Mommsen , Roman Research 1, 44; RMW 496 No. 27 and 512 No. 75
- ↑ Livius 31, 47ff.
- ↑ Homepage of the Capitoline Museums , English, accessed on 23 August 2020
- ↑ Livy 39, 54, 13
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Furius Purpureo, Lucius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Purpureo, Lucius Furius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century BC Chr. |