Lucius Marcius Censorinus (consul 149 BC)
Lucius Marcius Censorinus was a
Middle Republic, serving as consul with Manius Manilius in 149 BC and censor in 147 BC. He led the fleet during the first phase of the Third Punic War
.
Name
plebeian
censor.
Life
Numidia (purple), and Carthage
(gray).Africa c. 146 BC, showing the relative positions of Carthage, Utica, and modern Tunis in the Gulf of Tunis
.L. Marcius Censorinus was born to the prominent
.As consul, his primary responsibility was the onset of the
fireships[12] until further fortifications could be constructed.[13] Discipline among the Roman forces was generally low, outside of the men directly under Scipio Aemilianus.[14]
Censorinus was finally obliged to return to Rome before the end of the siege to oversee the next year's elections. He was then elected censor in 147 BC.
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Vogel-Weidemann (1989), pp. 81, 87–88.
- ^ Goldsworthy (2006), p. 332.
- ^ Kunze (2015), pp. 405 & 408.
- ^ Goldsworthy (2006), pp. 336–337.
- ^ a b Kunze (2015), p. 407.
- ^ Bagnall (1999), p. 307.
- ^ Goldsworthy (2006), pp. 337–338.
- ^ a b Goldsworthy (2006), pp. 338–339.
- ^ Purcell (1995), p. 134.
- ^ Goldsworthy 2006, p. 339.
- ^ Appian, Punica, 97–99.
- ^ Bagnall 1999, p. 314.
- ^ Goldsworthy (2006), p. 343.
- ^ Goldsworthy 2006, pp. 343–344.
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-0-7126-6608-4.
- ISBN 978-0-304-36642-2.
- Kunze, Claudia (2015) [2011], "Carthage and Numidia, 201–149", A Companion to the Punic Wars, ISBN 978-1-1190-2550-4.
- ISBN 978-0-19-814962-0.
- Vogel-Weidemann, Ursula (1989), "Carthago Delenda Est: Aitia and Prophasis", Acta Classica, vol. 2, pp. 79–95, JSTOR 2459-1872.