Gaius Flavius Fimbria (consul 104 BC)
Gaius Flavius Fimbria, according to Cicero, rose to the highest honours in the republic through his own merit and talent.
In 105 BC, he was a candidate for the
What province he obtained after his consulship is unknown, but he seems to have been guilty of extortion during his administration, for M. Gratidius brought an action of repetundae against him, and was supported by the evidence of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus; but Fimbria was nevertheless acquitted. During the revolt of Saturninus in 100 BC, Fimbria, with other consulars, took up arms to defend the public good. Cicero describes him as a clever jurist; as an orator he had considerable power, but was bitter and vehement in speaking. Cicero, in his boyhood, read the speeches of Fimbria; but they soon fell into oblivion, for, at a later time, Cicero says that they were scarcely to be found anywhere.[1]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Fimbria (1)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 2. p. 150.