Quintus Aemilius

Quintus Aemilius

Quintus Aemilius (fl. about 280 BC). Roman general and statesman. A Nobleman from an old and distinguished family, he was elected Consul in 279 BC, together with Gaius Fabricius Luscinus; they shared command of the 70,000 man Roman-allied army sent against King Pyrrhus of Epirus, and were defeated at the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC in a particularly hard fought two day battle; of this battle, Pyrrhus is said to have remarked, "Another such victory and I shall be lost" which is the origin of the term Pyrrhic victory.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Quintus Aemilius Lepidus — (Barbula?)[1] (* vor 60 v. Chr.; † nach 15 v. Chr.) war ein römischer Senator der späten Republik und der augusteischen Zeit aus der patrizischen gens der Aemilier. Lepidus war ein Sohn des Manius Aemilius Lepidus, der 66 v. Chr. Konsul war …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Quintus Aemilius Papus — Quintus Aemilius Papus, a member of the gens Aemilia of the branch cognomated Papus, was a Roman general and statesman.Quintus Aemilius Papus was elected consul for 282 BC and 278 BC, both times with Gaius Fabricius Luscinus as his colleague.… …   Wikipedia

  • Quintus Aemilius Barbula — war ein römischer Politiker aus dem Geschlecht der Aemilier. Er war in den Jahren 317 v. Chr. und 311 v. Chr. römischer Konsul. Sein Amtskollege war während beider Konsulate Gaius Iunius Bubulcus Brutus. Nach Livius hatten beiden Konsuln des… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • QUINTUS Aemilius Barbula — consul cum C. Iun. Bruto Bubulco, an Urb. Cond. 437 …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • QUINTUS Aemilius Pappus — consul cum C. Fabricio, an. Urb. Cond. 475 …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Quintus Aemilius Laetus — Infobox Military Person name= Quintus Aemilius Laetus lived= ? ndash;193 placeofbirth= Thaenae, Africa Province (Tunisia) placeofdeath= Rome caption= allegiance= Roman Empire serviceyears= 191 ndash;193 rank= Praetorian prefect unit= commands=… …   Wikipedia

  • Aemilius — (fem. Aemilia) was the nomen of the gens Aemilia, one of the five most important patrician families ( gentes maiores ) of ancient Rome.The Aemilii were a very old clan; they were supposed to have descended from Mamercus, a son of Pythagoras who… …   Wikipedia

  • Aemilius Lepidus Paullus — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Aemilius Lepidus et Aemilius Paullus. Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus (mort en 13) était un membre du Sénat romain. Paullus était un membre de la gens Aemilia. Il était le petit fils de Marcus Aemilius Lepidus et …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Aemilius — (weibliche Form Aemilia) war das Nomen der gens Aemilia, zu deutsch Aemilier, einer der wichtigsten patrizischen Familien (gentes maiores) im römischen Reich. Die Aemilier waren eine sehr alte Familie, die ihre Abstammung von Mamercus herleitete …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Aemilius — Aemilii Principales gentes romaines Gens Aemilia Gens Claudia Gens Cornelia Gens Fabia Gens Iulia Gens Iun …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”