Manius Aquillius (consul 129 BC)

For the Manius Aquilius who was consul in 101 B. C. E., see Manius Aquillius (consul 101 BC).

Manius Aquillius, member of the ancient Roman gens Aquillia, was Consul in 129 BC. He put an end to the war which had been carried on against Aristonicus, the son of Eumenes II king of Pergamon, and which had been almost terminated by his predecessor, Marcus Perperna. On his return to Rome, he was accused by Publius Lentulus of maladministration in his province, Asia (Roman province), but was acquitted by bribing the judges.^[1] He obtained a triumph on account of his successes in Asia, but not till 126 BC.^[2]

References

• Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Aquillius (1)", Boston, (1867)

Notes

1. ^ Florus, Histoire Romaine, iii. 1; Justin, Epitome, xxxvi. 4; Velleius Paterculus, Roman History, ii. 4; Cicero, On the Nature of Gods, ii. 5; ibid., Divinatio against Q. Caecilius, 21; Appian, The Civil Wars, i. 22
2. ^ Fasti Triumphales

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).

Preceded by Appius Claudius Pulcher (Suffect.) and Marcus Perperna

Consul of the Roman Republic with Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus 129 BC

Succeeded by Titus Annius Rufus and Gnaeus Octavius