Quintus Baebius Herennius
Quintus Baebius Herennius was a member of the Roman plebeian family of the Baebier and 216 BC. Chr. Tribune .
Life
The tribunate of Quintus Baebius Herennius falls into the initial phase of the Second Punic War , which the Roman Republic waged against Hannibal . Baebius was a relative of Gaius Terentius Varro and stood for his election as consul of the year 216 BC. Under suspicions of nobility a. The depiction of the Roman historian Titus Livius about the choice of consuls, which was characterized by great antipathy towards Varro, shows that Varro's election went off without a hitch, while the Roman aristocracy struggled to agree on Lucius Aemilius Paullus as the second candidate for the highest office of the state and only him in the second ballot.
literature
- Elimar Klebs : Baebius 26) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 2, Stuttgart 1896, Col. 2730.
Remarks
- ↑ Titus Livius 22, 34, 3ff.
- ↑ Livy 22, 34, 2-35, 7.
- ↑ Friedrich Münzer : Terentius 83). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VA, 1, Stuttgart 1934, Col. 683.
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| SURNAME | Baebius Herennius, Quintus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Herennius, Quintus Baebius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman tribune 216 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |