Titus Annius Milo

Titus Annius Milo († 48 BC ) was a Roman politician, the son of Gaius Papius Celsus , but adopted by his mother's father, Titus Annius Luscus.

He was one of the supporters of Pompey and organized mercenary gangs and gladiators to represent the cause of the Senate by violent actions against Publius Clodius Pulcher , who supported the Populares in a similar way. Milo was born in 57 BC. Chr. Tribune and played a major role in the return of Cicero made from exile against Clodius considerable resistance.

Milo was born in 54 BC. Chr. Praetor and married in the same year Cornelia Fausta , daughter of the former dictator Sulla and former wife of Gaius Memmius.

When Milo was a candidate for the office of consul and Clodius for the office of praetor, the two met on January 18, 52 BC. BC with an armed entourage happened to meet on the Via Appia near Bovillae , where Clodius was killed. Milo was charged, his guilt was clear, and his enemies were free to use any means to pressure his supporters and judges. Cicero, who was defending him, was intimidated by soldiers deployed, as Pompey, who had meanwhile been elected consul and who had turned away from Milo, obviously wanted his conviction. The Pro Milone speech received is an expanded and revised version of Cicero's actual defense speech. Milo went into exile in Massilia , his property was sold at auction.

In 48 BC BC Milo returned to Italy and joined the rebellion of Marcus Caelius Rufus against Caesar , relying on the remnants of his gladiatorial troop. But he fell during the siege of the Hirpinian city of Compsa .

literature

Uwe Homola: Studies on Titus Annius Milo (= Edition Wissenschaft. Series history. 34). Microfiche output. Tectum, Marburg 1998, ISBN 3-8288-0213-3 (Mannheim, University, dissertation, 1997).
W. Jeffrey Tatum: The Patrician Tribune. Publius Clodius Pulcher. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill NC et al. 1999, ISBN 0-8078-2480-1 .
Luca Fezzi: Il tribuno Clodio (= Biblioteca essenziale Laterza. 79). GLF Editori Laterza, Rome et al. 2008, ISBN 978-88-420-8715-1 .
Elimar Klebs : Annius 67 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2271-2276.

Web links

Literature by and about Titus Annius Milo in the catalog of the German National Library
Cicero, Pro Milone (Latin and English)

Remarks

↑ Caesar, De bello civili 3, 21-22; Velleius Paterculus 2, 68, 3. The manuscripts of both authors name “Cosa” as the location.

personal data
SURNAME	Milo, Titus Annius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Annius Milo, Titus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Roman politician
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	48 BC Chr.

[1] Caesar, De bello civili 3, 21-22; Velleius Paterculus 2, 68, 3. The manuscripts of both authors name “Cosa” as the location.