Lucius Aemilius Paullus (consul 219 BC)

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Lucius Aemilius Paullus
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The Death of Paulus Aemilius at the Battle of Cannae by John Trumbull
Roman consul
In office
216 BCE – 216 BCE
In office
219 BCE – 219 BCE
Personal details
DiedAugust 2, 216 BCE
Cannae, Roman Republic
NationalityRoman
Children
Military service
Allegiance Roman Republic
Battles/warsSecond Illyrian War

Second Punic War

Lucius Aemilius Paullus (died 2 August 216 BC), also spelled Paulus, was a Roman consul twice, in 219 and 216 BC.

Biography[]

Paullus shared his first consulship with Marcus Livius Salinator.[1] During this year, he defeated Demetrius of Pharos in the Second Illyrian War and forced him to flee to the court of Philip V of Macedon.[2] On his return to Rome, he was awarded a triumph. He was subsequently charged, along with his colleague, with unfairly dividing the spoils, although he was acquitted.[1][3]

During the Second Punic War, Paullus was made consul a second time and served with Gaius Terentius Varro. He shared the command of the army with Varro at the Battle of Cannae. Varro led out the troops against the advice of Paullus and the battle became a crushing defeat for the Romans.[4][5] Paullus died in the battle, while Varro managed to escape.[6]

In Silius Italicus' epic poem Punica, Paullus is described as killing the Carthaginian commander Viriathus prior to his own death.[7]

Paullus was the father of Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus and his daughter, Aemilia Tertia, married Scipio Africanus.[8][9][10]

See also[]

  • Scipio-Paullus-Gracchus family tree

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b O'Connell, Robert L. (2010-07-13). The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-679-60379-5.
  2. ^ Taylor, Don (2017-01-31). Roman Republic at War: A Compendium of Battles from 502 to 31 B.C. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4738-9444-0.
  3. ^ T. Robert S. Broughton: The Magistrates Of The Roman Republic. Vol. 1: 509 B.C. - 100 B.C.. Cleveland / Ohio: Case Western Reserve University Press, 1951. Reprint 1968. (Philological Monographs. Edited by the American Philological Association. Vol. 15, 1), p. 236
  4. ^ T. Robert S. Broughton: The Magistrates Of The Roman Republic. Vol. 1: 509 B.C. - 100 B.C.. Cleveland / Ohio: Case Western Reserve University Press, 1951. Reprint 1968. (Philological Monographs. Edited by the American Philological Association. Vol. 15, 1), p. 247-253
  5. ^ Hanson, Victor Davis (2007-12-18). Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-42518-8.
  6. ^ Livy Ab urbe condita XXII 38-50
  7. ^ Silius Italicus Punica, 5, 219-233
  8. ^ Livius, Titus (1875). Lee-Warner, Henry (ed.). Extracts from Livy, with notes by H. Lee-Warner. Oxford University.
  9. ^ Bahmanyar, Mir (2016-09-22). Zama 202 BC: Scipio crushes Hannibal in North Africa. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-1423-4.
  10. ^ Mulligan, Bret (2015-10-05). Cornelius Nepos, Life of Hannibal: Latin text, notes, maps, illustrations and vocabulary (in Arabic). Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1-78374-132-8.
Political offices
Preceded by Roman consul
219 BC
With: Marcus Livius Salinator 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Roman consul II
216 BC
With: Gaius Terentius Varro 		Succeeded by
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