Quintus Fulvius Flaccus (Consul 237 BC)
Quintus Fulvius Flaccus († around 205 BC) was a Roman statesman and general.
Flaccus was in 237, 224, 212 and 209 BC. Chr. Consul . He was also censor in 231 BC. BC, city praetor ( praetor urbanus ) 215 and 214 BC Chr .; in the year 213 BC He became magister equitum and 210 BC. Appointed dictator .
In his first two consulates, Flaccus was busy defeating the Celts in northern Italy . He was the first Roman consul and general to cross the Po to the north . His third consulate was also marked by war due to the raging Second Punic War that Rome waged against Hannibal . After conquering a Carthaginian camp near Benevento , Flaccus enclosed the city of Capua , which he held until 211 BC. Besieged and finally captured during the Second Battle of Capua . In his fourth consulate, Flaccus defeated the Samnite Hirpins and Lucanians, allied with Carthage .
In the following years Flaccus held several commandos in Italy . He found his political end when he sharply opposed the new consul Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus , whose plan to cross over to Africa and end the Punic War on African soil met strong opposition at Flaccus. His protest in 205 BC Chr. Was unsuccessful, especially since he probably died in the same year.
Two of Flaccus' sons, Lucius Manlius Acidinus Fulvianus and Quintus Fulvius Flaccus , clad in 179 BC. Together the consulate.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Fulvius 59). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classical antiquity . Volume 7: Fornax - Helikeia. 1st half band . (RE VII, 1) Stuttgart: JB Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1910, Sp. 243–246
Remarks
- ↑ Fasti Capitolini ad annum 179 BC Chr .; Velleius Paterculus 2, 8, 3; Titus Livius 40, 43, 4; 40, 44, 3; among others
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fulvius flaccus, Quintus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Flaccus, Quintus Fulvius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman statesman and general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 205 BC Chr. |