Quintus Fufius Calenus
Quintus Fufius Calenus (died 40 BC) was a
Tribunate and praetorship
He was
In 59 BC, Calenus was
After his praetorship little is known of his activities. He was present in Rome in 3–4 April 56 BC, however, as a witness at the trial of Marcus Caelius Rufus.[8] He is also documented at Rome in 52 BC, where in the aftermath of the murder of Clodius by Titus Annius Milo, he moved division of Hortensius' original motion to try Milo in the regular courts under expedited procedure into two parts: expedited procedure and use of the regular courts. This allowed the second part, relating to the regular courts, to be vetoed by two tribunes, Sallust and Titus Plancus Bursa. This paved the way for Milo to be tried in a special tribunal under the lex Pompeia de vi.[9] Asconius, in his commentaries, notes how Fufius both in 61 and 52, by parliamentary procedure outmanoeuvred Hortensius.[10][11]
Service under Caesar and the triumvirs
The next year, Fufius served under Caesar in Gaul as a legate,[12] taking part in clean-up operations against Uxellodunum. At the outbreak of Caesar's civil war, he joined Caesar and fought in the campaign against the Pompeians in Spain and Massilia.[13] Tasked with bringing reinforcements to Greece after accompanying Caesar there, Fufius was repulsed first by Bibulus' fleet and then unable to land after finding all such sites occupied. Some time later he and Mark Antony found themselves able to land, reinforcing Caesar. Commanding a detachment of troops, Fufius secured the surrender of Delphi, Thebes, and Piraeus without resistance; Athens and Megara were invested but quickly surrendered after news of Pompey's defeat at Pharsalus.[14] When Caesar followed Pompey to Egypt and became embroiled in the Alexandrian war, Fufius remained in Greece to secure the territory and send reinforcements to Egypt.[15]
For these services, Fufius was awarded the consulship in 47 BC on the dictator's return to Italy. Elections had been irregularly postponed until September and the electoral
Opinions differ as to Calenus' political position in the aftermath of Caesar's death. Per Anna Miączewska, most of the ancient sources paint him as a "sensible and agreeable politician who supported peace" during the Mutina crisis. But it is not clear when he started supporting Antony's position during the crisis or the extent of his support.[20] Most scholars believe Fufius was and early supporter of and instrumental in consolidating support behind Antony in the aftermath of the assassination.[21] It is not clear, however, to what extent that Fufius' attempts to keep the peace by supporting negotiation rather than aggressive action against Antony, as Cicero desired, were part of a conspiracy with Antony.[22]
During the ensuing war against the tyrannicides, Antony placed Fufius in command of two legions to defend Italy.[23] In 41 BC he assumed a governorship of Transalpine Gaul and Hispania Citerior at the head of 11 legions.[24] During the Perusine War, he wanted to intervene with his forces in favour of Lucius Antonius (Mark Antony's brother) against Octavian, but before he could set out he died of illness in 40 BC. His homonymous son handed over the legions to Octavian.[25]
Family
Fufius had two children, a daughter called Fufia who was the wife of
References
- ^ Münzer 1910, col. 204.
- ^ Miączewska 2014, p. 165 n. 7, noting also that his grandfather may have been plebeian tribune in 132 BC.
- JSTOR 4434911.
- ^ Broughton 1952, p. 180.
- ^ Münzer 1910, col. 205.
- ^ Broughton 1952, pp. 188–89, citing Dio 38.8.1.
- ^ Broughton 1952, p. 189.
- OCLC 41156621.
- ^ Ramsey 2016, pp. 317–18, citing Cic. Mil. 14, Ascon. pp. 44C.16–45C.1.
- ^ Ramsey 2016, p. 315 n. 61, citing Ascon. p. 45C.4–6.
- ^ See also Münzer 1910, col. 205.
- ^ Broughton 1952, p. 244.
- ^ Broughton 1952, p. 267; Münzer 1910.
- ^ Münzer 1910, cols. 205–6, citing Dio, 42.14.1–4; Plut. Caes., 43.1; Plut. Brut., 8.2.
- ^ Münzer 1910, col. 206, citing Cic. Att., 11.15.2, 11.16.2.
- ^ Broughton 1952, p. 286, citing Dio, 42.55.4; Münzer 1910, col. 206.
- ^ Münzer 1910, col. 206, citing Dio 46.1–28.
- OCLC 121060.
- ^ Münzer 1910, col. 207, citing App. BCiv., 4.47.
- ^ Miączewska 2014, p. 164.
- ^ Miączewska 2014, p. 168.
- Marcus Brutuscommand over the Roman east.
- ^ Münzer 1910, col. 207; Broughton 1952, p. 361, citing App. BCiv., 5.3.
- ^ Münzer 1910, col. 207; Broughton 1952, p. 373, citing App. BCiv., 5.33.
- ^ Münzer 1910, col. 207; Broughton 1952, p. 382, citing App. BCiv., 5.51; Dio, 48.20.3.
- ^ Zmeskal 2009, pp. 124–25. Zmeskal notes two Fufii Caleni of the same name, this Fufius and his homonymous son. However, Fufia's father is not clear: Zmeskal notes the possibility that this Fufius' son may have been her father.
- ^ Miączewska 2014, p. 165 n. 7.
Bibliography
- Badian, Ernst (2012). "Fufius Calenus, Quintus". Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-938113-5.
- Broughton, Thomas Robert Shannon (1952). The magistrates of the Roman republic. Vol. 2. New York: American Philological Association.
- Miączewska, Anna B (2014). "Quintus Fufius Calenus: a forgotten career". Hermathena (196/197): 163–204. JSTOR 26740134.
- Münzer, Fredrich (1910). Wikisource. . Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (in German). Vol. VII, 1. Stuttgart: Butcher. cols. 204–7 – via
- Ramsey, John T (2016). "How and why was Pompey Made Sole Consul in 52 BC?". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte. 65 (3): 298–324. S2CID 252459421.
- Zmeskal, Klaus (2009). Adfinitas (in German). Vol. 1. Passau: Verlag Karl Stutz. ISBN 978-3-88849-304-1.
public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Calenus, Quintus Fufius". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1004.
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