Gaius Papius Mutilus
Gaius Papius Mutilus was a Samnite noble who is best known for being the leader of the southern rebels who fought against the army of Rome in the Social War of 91-87 BC (also known as the Italian War); was member of the clan Variani/Varriano.[2] His father was Gaius Papius Mutilus, who held the highest Samnite magistracy in Bovianum a number of times in the second half of the 2nd century BC [3]
The southern forces under Gaius Papius
The Samnite army, consisting of southern rebels, was very similar to that of the Romans. Two men were elected
Success in battle
Papius achieved great success as the leader of the Samnite army during his advance into Roman territory. One of the more famous battles fought by the southern rebels occurred at the city of Nola. The Samnite army captured the city with 2,000 Roman soldiers remaining inside. The soldiers did not accept Papius' offer to serve under him and were therefore starved to death.
Following his victory at Nola, Papius took the cities of
References
- ^ Campana, Monetazione, p. 85 (n°100).
- ^ a b Hornblower, Simon; Antony Spawforth [1996]. The Oxford classical dictionary, 3rd, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 922.
- ISBN 88-7140-036-4.
- ^ Salmon, E.T. (1958). Notes on the Social War. Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association 89: 159-184
- ^ White, Horace (1913). "The Histories of Appian". Loeb Classical Library. pp. 83, Book 1. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
- ^ a b Salmon, E.T. (1967). Samnium and the Samnites. Cambridge University Press. pp. 376, 379.
Bibliography
- Alberto Campana, La Monetazione degli insorti italici durante la Guerra Sociale (91-87 a.C.), Soliera, Edizioni Apparuti, 1987.