Spurius Carvilius (envoy)
Spurius Carvilius was a in the first half of the 2nd century BC. Living member of the Roman plebeian family of the Carvilians .
In the run-up to the impending war between Rome and the Macedonian king Perseus , Carvilius was killed in early 171 BC. Commissioned by Gnaeus Sicinius to travel back from Greece to Italy to inform the Senate of the situation there. At that time Perseus had also sent an embassy to Rome . When their representatives gave the Senate insufficient answers to the accusations made against the Macedonian king, they had to leave Italy within eleven days. Carvilius had to escort the ambassadors to their ships. Otherwise nothing is known about him.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Carvilius 7). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 2, Stuttgart 1899, Col. 1629.
Remarks
- ↑ Titus Livius 42, 36.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carvilius, Spurius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman envoy 171 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 171 BC Chr. |