war to save the Republic and the military adventurer who betrayed and proscribed his ally. The reason for such exceptional favour

in Italy. The tribunes were only a pretext, but the Marian party the proscribed and the dispossessed was a permanent menace. The

rophies of Marius on the Capitol or advocating the restoration of the proscribed , Caesar spoke for family loyalty and for a cause.

3 L. Cornelius Scipio Asiagenus (cos. 83), a Marian partisan, who was proscribed and escaped to Massilia, where he died. 4 The b

stocrats. 3 Certain distinguished families of that party had not been proscribed ; and some rallied soon or late to the Sullan syst

full name, ILS 8890) is said by Dio (45, 17, 1) to have belonged to a proscribed family. Yet he is surely the same person as C. Vi

estors to forty, of praetors to sixteen. 4 Along with the sons of the proscribed and the victims of Roman political justice, parti

127 ff. The gentilicium is Osean. Is he perhaps of the family of the proscribed Samnite, Cn. Decidius, whom Caesar defended (Taci

ans to office at Rome. 1 But the Marian party had been defeated and proscribed by Sulla. The restored oligarchy, established by

in number, comprised adherents from all over Italy. Like the families proscribed by Sulla, regions where Marian influence was stro

ignificant category, that of knights. In all, nearly 100 names of the proscribed have been recorded (Drumann-Groebe, Gesch. Roms I

ed only one consular victim, M. Tullius Cicero. The Caesarian leaders proscribed their relatives and other personages of distincti

among enemies and malcontents than from thirst for blood. Many of the proscribed got safely away and took refuge with the Liberato

ut the fugitives could not take their property with them; some of the proscribed remained in Italy, under collusion and protection

will likewise have been found there:6 his own father-in-law was also proscribed . 7 Such respectable examples conferred sanction u

arsians and Paelignians had long and bitter memories. Yet some of the proscribed were saved by civic virtue, personal influence or

83. 5 His brother Gaius, otherwise known as L. Plotius Plancus, was proscribed and killed (Pliny, NH 13, 25). M. Titius, however

from Formiae or the Vinicii of Cales, who are not known to have been proscribed , either enjoyed protection already or now purchas

tor, now perished for his wealth; 5 so did M. Fidustius, who had been proscribed by Sulla, and the notorious C. Verres, an affluen

rved their turn: they departed to die in peace. Lepidus’ brother, the proscribed Paullus, retired to Miletus and lived on for a ti

record in the years 43–39 B.C. is a Metellus and a Lentulus among the proscribed (Appian, BC 4, 42, 175; ib. 39, 164) and Spinther

sing to consular rank, P. Canidius Crassus, C. Norbanus Flaccus, of a proscribed family, and C. Sosius, perhaps a Picene, none of

, supported by violence and confiscation. The best men were dead or proscribed . The Senate was packed with ruffians, the consula

with Republican help against the domination of Antonius, deserted and proscribed his associates before a year had passed; again, a

ensation in money and future consulates for himself and for Libo. The proscribed and the fugitives were to return. To Antonius,

ulty, whether Saturninus is the Sentius Saturninus Vetulo, one of the proscribed , who, along with Libo conducted Julia, the mother

tary men C. Carrinas and Cn. Domitius Calvinus. Carrinas, of a family proscribed by Sulla, but admitted to honours by Caesar, comm

he four years before Brundisium, unless Norbanus, the grandson of the proscribed Marian consul, be accorded this rank: Norbanus wa

went with Caesar’s heir from hatred of his triumviral uncle (who had proscribed his father) or from a motive of family insuranc

r, perhaps aspiring to primacy in the party after Antonius. 3 Titius, proscribed and a pirate on his own account before joining Se

Velleius 2, 83, 3. It was C. Coponius, an ex-Pompeian and one of the proscribed (P-W iv, 1215), of a reputable family of Tibur (C

cial class profited in the Revolution, by purchasing the lands of the proscribed . Their number and their gains must have been very

partisans inherited the estates, the parks and the town-houses of the proscribed and the vanquished. The Princeps himself dwelt on

t commended by loyalty and service, or young aristocrats, the sons of proscribed and defeated Republicans, the provincia of August

mies, the Republican historian A. Cremutius Cordus, whose vivid pages proscribed to all eternity the authors of the proscriptions,

tues and elogia at, 473. Arruntii, 194, 425, 497, 499. Arruntius, proscribed , 194. Arruntius, L. (cos. 22 B.C.), 227, 282, 2

491. Caecilius Bassus, Q., Pompeian, 103, 171. Caecilius Metellus, proscribed , 198. Caecilius Metellus, Antonian partisan, 26

f consuls, 93, 199 f., 244,362. Coponii, of Tibur, 193. Coponius, proscribed , 193. Coponius, procurator of Judaea, 357, 476.

gypt, 300; fall and disgrace, 121, 309 f., 334. Cornelius Lentulus, proscribed , 198. Cornelius Lentulus, adherent of Sex. Pomp

. Danube lands, see Illyricum, Moesia. Dardani, 223. Decidius, Cn., proscribed Samnite, 80. Decidius Saxa, L. (tr. pl. 44 B.C.

, 147, 157 ff., 281, 513. Fides, 57, 70, 424, 456. Fidustius, M., proscribed , 195. Financiers, activities of, 14 f., 355, 47

us Caesar, L. (cos. 64 B.C.), 64; attitude in 43 B.C., 164, 170, 172; proscribed , 192; disappears from notice, 197. Julius Caesa

. (q. 47 B.C.), Caesarian, 64. Julius Calidus, L., poetical knight, proscribed , 192 f., 195. Julius Eurycles, C, Spartan dynast,

lius Hirrus, C. (tr. pl. 53 B.C.), cousin of Pompeius, 31, 38 f., 363 proscribed , 193 f.; his wealth, 31, 195. Lucilius Longus (

llustrious wife of C. Sulpicius Galba, 377, 511. Munatius Plancus, C, proscribed , 193. Munatius Plancus, L. (cos. 42 B.C.), 95,

Plotina, wife of Trajan, 415; her origin, 502. Plotius Plancus, L., proscribed , 193. Plotius Tucca, friend of Virgil, 225. Plu

elationship, 228, 424; descendants, 500. Sentius Saturninus Vetulo, proscribed , 215, 228. Sergius Catilina, L., 15, 17, 25; hi

M., Pompeian partisan and scholar, 31; his friends, 31; wealth, 195; proscribed , 193, 247; literary works, 247, 253 f., 460; mili

n senator, perhaps from Spain, 80. Titius, M. (cos. suff. 31 B.C.), proscribed , 193; with Sex. Pompeius, 227; as an Antonian, 23

A.D. 63), from Mediolanium, 503. Verona, 74, 251, 363. Verres, C., proscribed , 195. Vespasiae, in the Sabine country, 83. Ves