Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus
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Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus was a
partisan of Caesar and Octavianus
.
Biography
Domitius Calvinus came from a
trusted
friend of Caesar.
Domitius Calvinus's activities immediately after the death of Caesar are unknown, but in 43 BC he was a strong supporter of
Greece for Mark Antony and Octavianus' army, however, his fleet was destroyed by the enemy in the Ionian Sea with the loss of two legions. Despite this defeat, he was awarded the honour of a second consulship in 40 BC and was sent by Octavianus as governor to Hispania, where he remained for three years (39 BC-36 BC). His military activities in Spain were successful since he was saluted as imperator by his troops and on his return, he was awarded a triumph. He also rebuilt the Regia in the Roman Forum. Although we do not have many facts concerning his further political activities, an inscription shows that in 20 BC he was still alive and a member of the important Arval Brethren priesthood
, reserved only for members of the nascent Imperial family and to the emperor's most distinguished supporters.
Although Domitius Calvinus' career does not show any particular ability, either in politics (he obtained his first consulship only after scandalous bribery) or in war (he suffered two major defeats), he maintained an important political role. This was most probably because he was one of the very few Roman nobles to support the Caesar/Octavianus party from the very beginning.
Family
Calvinus had a daughter named Domitia Calvina who married Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus.[1]
See also
References
Citations
- JSTOR 311404– via JSTOR.
Sources
- Matthias Gelzer. Caesar: Politician and Statesman. Harvard University Press, 1997.
- Ronald Syme. The Roman Revolution. Oxford University Press, 1939.
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