Quintus Aelius Paetus (Pontifex)
Quintus Aelius Paetus († August 2, 216 BC ) was a politician of the Roman Republic belonging to the plebeian family of the Aelians .
Paetus exercised the sacred office of a pontiff . He was one of the plebeian candidates for the post of consul in 216 BC. BC, but was defeated by Gaius Terentius Varro , whose election went smoothly, while the patricians laboriously agreed on Lucius Aemilius Paullus as a common candidate and only got this through in the second ballot. 216 BC In BC Paetus fell in the battle of Cannae, which ended in a crushing defeat against Hannibal for the Romans . He was probably the father of the consul from 201 BC. BC, Publius Aelius Paetus , as well as the consul from 198 BC. BC, Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus .
literature
- Elimar Klebs : Aelius 103 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 526.
Remarks
- ↑ The date of death refers to the pre-Julian Roman calendar .
- ^ Titus Livius , Ab urbe condita 22, 35, 2.
- ↑ Livy, Ab urbe condita 22, 34, 2-35, 7.
- ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita 23, 21, 7.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aelius Paetus, Quintus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Paetus, Quintus Aelius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 216 BC Chr. |