Gaius Atinius (praetor 188 BC)
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Gaius Atinius served as military tribune
in Gaul
under the consul
Tiberius Sempronius Longus
in 194 BC. He is probably the same Gaius Atinius who served as praetor
in 188, and received Hispania Ulterior
as his province. He remained there as propraetor
, defeating the Lusitani
, before being killed during the siege of Hasta in 186 BC.
The historian Titus Livius
does not assign him a cognomen
, but the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
indicates that he was one of the Atinii Labeones. He does not appear to have been the same man as Gaius Atinius Labeo
, praetor peregrinus in 195 BC, nor the same as Gaius Atinius Labeo, praetor in Sicilia
in 190. He may have been a brother of the Marcus Atinius who was slain in Gaul while serving as praefectus socium
under Sempronius in 194.
Military tribune
A military tribune was an officer of the Roman army who ranked below the legate and above the centurion...
in Gaul
Gaul
Gaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...
under the consul
Roman consul
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
Tiberius Sempronius Longus
Tiberius Sempronius Longus (consul 194 BCE)
Tiberius Sempronius Longus was a Roman consul in 194 BC, and a contemporary of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus. He was the son of the Tiberius Sempronius Longus who commanded Roman legions during the Second Punic War....
in 194 BC. He is probably the same Gaius Atinius who served as praetor
Praetor
Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, usually in the field, or the named commander before mustering the army; and an elected magistratus assigned varied duties...
in 188, and received Hispania Ulterior
Hispania Ulterior
During the Roman Republic, Hispania Ulterior was a region of Hispania roughly located in Baetica and in the Guadalquivir valley of modern Spain and extending to all of Lusitania and Gallaecia...
as his province. He remained there as propraetor
Promagistrate
A promagistrate is a person who acts in and with the authority and capacity of a magistrate, but without holding a magisterial office. A legal innovation of the Roman Republic, the promagistracy was invented in order to provide Rome with governors of overseas territories instead of having to elect...
, defeating the Lusitani
Lusitanians
The Lusitanians were an Indo-European people living in the Western Iberian Peninsula long before it became the Roman province of Lusitania . They spoke the Lusitanian language which might have been Celtic. The modern Portuguese people see the Lusitanians as their ancestors...
, before being killed during the siege of Hasta in 186 BC.
The historian Titus Livius
Livy
Titus Livius — known as Livy in English — was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people. Ab Urbe Condita Libri, "Chapters from the Foundation of the City," covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome well before the traditional foundation in 753 BC...
does not assign him a cognomen
Cognomen
The cognomen nōmen "name") was the third name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary. Hereditary cognomina were used to augment the second name in order to identify a particular branch within...
, but the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology is an encyclopedia/biographical dictionary.- Characteristic :...
indicates that he was one of the Atinii Labeones. He does not appear to have been the same man as Gaius Atinius Labeo
Gaius Atinius Labeo (praetor 195 BC)
Gaius Atinius Labeo was tribune of the plebs in 196 BC, and carried a bill authorizing five colonies. He also joined with the tribune Quintus Marcius Ralla in vetoing the attempt of the consul, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, to prevent peace with Philip....
, praetor peregrinus in 195 BC, nor the same as Gaius Atinius Labeo, praetor in Sicilia
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
in 190. He may have been a brother of the Marcus Atinius who was slain in Gaul while serving as praefectus socium
Prefect
Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition....
under Sempronius in 194.