Gnaeus Fulvius Centual ( Latin Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus ; died after 228 BC) was a Roman general and politician of the Plebeian clan Fulvius , consul 229 BC. er He commanded a fleet in the First Illyrian War . According to one of the versions of the ancient tradition, he was awarded the triumph for the victory over the Illyrians.
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lat Gnaeus fulvius centumalus | |||||||
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Death | after 228 BC. er | ||||||
Father | Gneya Fulviy Centuma | ||||||
Children | Gneya Fulviy Centuma |
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Origin
Gnei Fulvius belonged to the plebeian family of Fulvians , whose representatives moved to Rome from Tusculum in the middle of the 4th century or a little later and reached the consulate for the first time in 322 BC. er [1] According to the Capitoline Fasta , Gnei Fulvia’s father and grandfather wore the same premeno , Gnaeus [2] . Nothing is known about the father; grandfather, Gnei Fulviy Maxim Centumaal , served as consul in 298 BC. e., and his brother became the ancestor of Fulviev Nobilior [3] .
Biography
The first mention of Gnee Fulvia refers to 229 BC. Oe., when he was a consul, together with the patrician Lucius Postumius Albin [4] . At the time of his election, Rome was preparing for war with the Illyrians , caused by increased maritime robberies. Albin led the army, consisting of 20 thousand infantrymen and 2 thousand horsemen, and Tsentumal became the commander of the fleet of 200 ships, which transported this army from Brundizius to Apollonia . Without a fight, Apollonius and Epidamn passed under the patronage of Rome, and then the consuls moved inland; they liberated Issa from the siege, stormed a number of cities and subordinated most of the country to Rome's ally Demetrius of Faros [5] .
According to Polybius , at the end of the year, Centual returned to Italy with most of the fleet (160 ships out of 200), and his colleague wintered in Illyria. In the spring, the Queen Tevta agreed to conclude a peace treaty, under which she pledged not to allow her ships to swim south of Lissa, guaranteed the payment of tribute, and refused claims to the cities controlled by Rome. After that, Albin returned to Rome, where he was awarded the triumph [6] . But the fasts are called the Triumphant of Centumala, dating its solemn entry into Rome on June 21, 228 BC er In this regard, there are suggestions that Polybius confused one consul with another: it was Gney Fulvius, not Lucius Postumius, who could become the proconsul of Illyria and achieve a final victory in the war [7] .
After these events, the Centual is not mentioned in the sources [8] .
Descendants
Gneus Fulvius had a son of the same name , consul 211 BC. e., who died in the battle of Gerdonia during the Second Punic War [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Fulvius, 1910 , s. 229.
- ↑ Capitoline Fasts , 229 BC. er
- ↑ 1 2 Fulvius, 1910 , s. 231-232.
- ↑ Broughton, 1951 , p. 228.
- ↑ Polybius, 2004 , II, 11.
- ↑ Polybius, 2004 , II, 12.
- ↑ Postumius 40, 1953 , s. 913.
- ↑ Fulvius 42, 1910 .
Sources and literature
Sources
- Capitoline Fasts . The site "History of Ancient Rome." The appeal date is September 3, 2018.
- Polybius General history. - M .: AST, 2004. - T. 1. - 768 p. - ISBN 5-17-024958-6 .
Literature
- Broughton R. Magistrates of the Roman Republic. - New York, 1951. - Vol. I. - P. 600.
- Münzer F. Fulvius // Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft . - 1910. - Bd. VII, 1. - Kol. 229.
- Münzer F. Fulvius 42 // Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft . - 1910. - Bd. VII, 1. - Kol. 235.
- Münzer F. Postumius 40 // Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft . - 1953. - Bd. XXII, 1. - Kol. 912-914.
Links
- Gnei Fulvius Centual (consul 229 BC) (English) . - in Smith 's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.