Gaius Norbanus
Gaius Norbanus | |
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Gaius Marius the Younger & Gnaeus Papirius Carbo | |
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| Died | 82 BC General |
Gaius Norbanus, nicknamed Balbus (died 82 BC) was a Roman politician who was elected
Life
A
concilium plebis where Servilius Caepio was tried, two tribunes attempted to veto proceedings, but were driven off by force.[3] Although the Senate vigorously tried to obtain his acquittal and he was defended by Lucius Licinius Crassus, Norbanus managed to secure Caepio's conviction. Caepio was forced into exile to Smyrna
, while his fortune was confiscated.
In 101 BC, Norbanus served as
triumvir Mark Antony, in his campaign against the pirates in Cilicia.[4] In 94 BC, Norbanus was accused of minuta maiestas (treason) under the Lex Appuleia by Publius Sulpicius Rufus on account of the disturbances that had taken place at the trial of Caepio, but the eloquence of Marcus Antonius secured his acquittal.[5][6]
This was followed by his election as
During the civil war between
Ariminium to Metellus Pius.[18]
Norbanus himself did not attend Albinovanus' invitation, and he managed to evade capture, fleeing to Rhodes.[17] After proscription by Sulla, he committed suicide in the middle of a market-place, while the leading citizens of Rhodes were debating whether to hand him over to Sulla's men.[19][1]
Notes
- ^ It has traditionally been believed that Norbanus also prosecuted Servilius Caepio of having plundered the temple of Tolosa, and arranged for the theft of the Gold of Tolosa on its way to Rome. However, Broughton has argued that the commission that investigated Caepio’s involvement in the missing gold occurred in 104 BC, the year before Norbanus’ indictment of Caepio for his actions at Arausio. See Broughton I, pgs. 565-566
Sources
- Broughton, T. Robert S., The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, Vols. I & II (1951)
- Broughton, T. Robert S., The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, Vol. III (1986)
- Duncan, Mike (2017). The Storm before the Storm. New York: PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1-5417-2403-7.
- Evans, Richard (1987). "Norman Flacci: The Consuls of 38 and 24 BC". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte. 36: 121–128.
- A. H. J. Greenidge, History of Rome.
- Theodor Mommsen, History of Rome, bk. iv. ch. v.;
- Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol I (1867).
References
- ^ a b Duncan 2017, p. 249.
- ^ Duncan 2017, p. 138.
- ^ Broughton I, pg. 563
- ^ Broughton III, pg. 149
- ^ Broughton I, pg. 564
- ^ Smith, pg. 1209
- ^ Broughton II, pg. 41; Smith pgs. 1209-1210
- ^ Broughton II, pg. 48
- ^ Smith, pg. 1210
- ^ Duncan 2017, p. 226.
- ^ Duncan 2017, p. 227.
- ^ Smith, pg. 1210
- ^ a b Duncan 2017, p. 232.
- OCLC 957700800.
- ^ Broughton II, pg. 62
- ^ Broughton II, pg. 68
- ^ a b Duncan 2017, p. 240.
- ^ Broughton II, pg. 71
- ^ Broughton II, pg. 70