Gaius Trebonius
Gaius Trebonius (c. 92 BC – January 43 BC) was a military commander and politician of the late
Early career
Born c. 92 BC,
During that year, Trebonius proposed a
Caesar’s legate
As a reward for his service to the triumvirs, in 54 BC, he was made one of
In 53 BC, Trebonius was given a special command against the Eburones,[13] specifically to harass the area in the vicinity of Huy.[14] After the defeat of Ambiorix, he continued to serve Caesar; in 50 BC he was placed in charge of the winter quarters in Belgic Gaul, in command of four legions while Caesar was in Ravenna, preparing to confront Pompey and his enemies in the Senate.[15][16] When Caesar heard that the consul Gaius Claudius Marcellus had asked Pompey to defend the state against Caesar, he ordered Trebonius on 20 October 50 BC to take three legions and move to Matisco, where he was to wait for further instructions.[17] These arrived in April 49 BC, where Caesar instructed him to travel down to Massilia to take command of three newly recruited legions from Northern Italy and begin the siege of Massilia.[18] Arriving around April 3, 49 BC, Trebonius began preparing for the siege under Caesar's eye, before the latter left Trebonius on April 14 in charge of the land assaults, while Decimus Brutus Albinus commanded the naval forces.[19] Before he commenced the siege, Trebonius collected labourers and cattle from the Province, ordered timber and wood suitable for wattle-work to be brought up, and then proceeded to construct the principal terrace.[20]
The siege lasted from April 19 to September 6, as Trebonius erected a
Later career and plotting Caesar’s assassination
Following Caesar into Italy, Trebonius was elected
At the end of the year he was given a
Caesar appointed Trebonius as consul on 1 October 45 BC. But his consulship ended up in being more of a mockery, with him being dismissed and Caesar's another subordinate, being appointed as consul, who would later have an untimely death, before the expiry of his tenure. With Trebonius actively continuing to plot against him.[37] According to Cicero, Trebonius preferred the liberty of the Roman people over his friendship for Caesar.[38] In early 44 BC, he dared to protest to Caesar for Caesar's refusal to stand when the members of the Senate came to inform him of the honors the Senate had conferred upon him; Caesar apparently simply stared back at him arrogantly without making a comment.[39]
On March 15, 44 BC, the day marked for the
See also
References
- ISBN 9780199381135. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ Based upon Sulla’s reforms, where plebeians were to be at least 32 years of age for election as Quaestor.
- ^ Syme, pg. 95
- ^ Syme, pg. 94
- ^ Broughton, pg. 184
- ^ Smith, pg. 1171
- ^ Holmes II, pg. 87
- ^ Broughton, pg. 217
- ^ Holmes II, pg. 115
- ^ Holmes II, pg. 123
- ^ Broughton, -pg. 226
- ^ Holmes II, pg. 132
- ^ Broughton, pg.232
- ^ Holmes II, pg. 139
- ^ Broughton, pg. 253
- ^ Holmes II, pg. 253
- ^ Holmes II, pg. 255
- ^ Broughton, pg. 269; Holmes III, pg. 50
- ^ Holmes III, pg. 50
- ^ Holmes III, pg. 413
- ^ Holmes III, pgs. 80-82
- ^ Holmes III, pgs. 89-90
- ^ Holmes III, pg. 90
- ^ Holmes III, pgs. 91-92
- ^ Holmes III, pgs. 92-93
- ^ Holmes III, pg. 223
- ^ Smith, pg. 672
- ^ Holmes III, pgs. 223-224
- ^ Holmes III, pg. 224
- ^ Broughton, pg. 273
- ^ Broughton, pg. 275; Holmes III, pg. 295
- ^ Broughton, pg. 289
- ^ Holmes III, pg. 295
- ^ Broughton, pg. 299
- ^ Bringmann, pg. 272
- ^ Holmes III, pg. 317
- ^ Broughton, pg. 330; Holmes III, pg. 340
- ^ Holmes III, pg. 341
- ^ Holmes III, pg. 333
- ^ Broughton, pg. 315; Holmes III, pg. 343
- ^ Bringmann, pg. 285
- ^ Holmes III, pg. 331
- ^ Syme, pg. 103
- ^ Smith, pg. 1172
- ^ Broughton, pg. 330
- ^ Syme, pg. 172
- ^ Broughton, pg. 349; Syme, pg. 172; Bringmann, pg. 291
Sources
- Broughton, T. Robert S., The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, Vol II (1952).
- Bringmann, Klaus, A History of the Roman Republic (2007)
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- Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol III (1870).