Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus (? – died around 32 B.C.) was a Roman statesman. He was the son of the consul Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus.[1]

Biography

Lucius Bibulus was the son of Julius Caesar's implacable enemy Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus. His mother could possibly have been Porcia Catonis (daughter of Cato the Younger), although it is disputed, most likely he was a son by his father's first unknown wife.[2][3] His two elder brothers were killed in Egypt by some of the soldiery which Aulus Gabinius had left there after having restored Ptolemy Auletes to the throne. His father died in 48 BC from the exhaustion and strain of commanding the republican fleets against Caesar. After Caesar's murder, Lucius chose the side of Marcus Junius Brutus, Porcia's new husband, for whom he fought at the battle of Philippi.[2][3] After the defeat of Caesar's murderers, he surrendered to Marcus Antonius who later gave him command of his fleet. Bibulus was later made governor of Syria by Augustus and he died around 32 BC. He was also possibly the same Bibulus also wrote a short biography on Brutus which Plutarch used as a source.[4] Although that Bibulus may have been a younger half-brother by Porcia.[5]

He married Domitia Calvina, daughter of Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus and had a daughter named Calpurnia Domitia Calvina with her. She became the mother of Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus.[1]

See also

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bibulus". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Citations

  1. 1 2 Syme, Ronald (1987). "M. Bibulus and Four Sons". Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Department of the Classics, Harvard University. 91: 185–198. doi:10.2307/311404. JSTOR 311404 – via JSTOR.
  2. 1 2 Enciclopedia Treccani On-Line, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Bibulo, Lucio. Calpurnio nel Dizionario Mitologico. p. 70.
  4. ↑ Tempest, Kathryn (2017). Brutus: The Noble Conspirator. Yale University Press. p. 142. ISBN 9780300231267.
  5. ↑ Treggiari, Susan (2019). Servilia and her Family. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192564641.

Bibliography

  • Gilson, Mary; Rosetta Palazzi (1997). review by Federica Ciccolella and Roberto Blanco (ed.). Dizionario di Mitologia e dell'Antichità Classica (in Italian). Bologna: Zanichelli. ISBN 978-88-08-09118-5.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.