ACIL1063 M'. Acilius (35) C. f. L. n. Glabrio

Status

Life Dates

  • 228?, birth (Develin 1979) Expand

    Develin no. 129.

Relationships

father of
M'. Acilius (36) M'. f. C. n. Glabrio (cos. suff. 154) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Amm. Marc. XIV 6.8, Fest. 228, Liv. XL 34.5, Val. Max. II 5.1

Career

  • Tribunus Plebis 201 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Opposed Lentulus' desire for the province of Africa (Liv. 30.40.9-16), and carried a plebiscite confirming peace with Carthage (30.43.2-3; cf. Polyb. 15.18-19; Dio fr. 57.82-83; Zon. 9.14; see Promagistrates, on Scipio). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Decemvir Sacris Faciundis 200 to after 190 (Rüpke 2005) Expand
    • M'. Acilius Glabrio succeeded M. Aurelius Cotta. Liv. 31.50.5. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Aedilis Plebis 197 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Liv. 33.25.2. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Praetor 196 inter peregrinos, Rome (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Election Liv. 33.24.2 Provinces and armies 33.26.1-4, and 43.7-8. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Suppressed a slave conspiracy in Etruria (Liv. 33.36.2-3). (Broughton MRR I)
    • p. 730, footnote 47 (Brennan 2000)
  • Repulsa (Cos.) 192 (Pina Polo 2012) Expand
    • pp. 65-72 (Pina Polo 2012)
  • Consul 191 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Liv. 35.24.5; 36.1.1; Fast. Cap., Degrassi 48f., 122, 454f.; Eutrop. 4.3; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; Zon. 9.19; and on Acilius, SIG 607. Acilius was assigned the war in Greece against Antiochus and the Aetolians, drove the former out of Greece by his victory at Thermopylae, then turned on the Aetolians, captured Heraclea, and after unsuccessful negotiations for peace besieged Naupactus 1 (Liv. 36.3.7-14, 14-21, and 22-35; 37.4.6-8; cf. Polyb. 20.9-10; Cic. Sen. 32; Val. Max. 2.5.1; Frontin. Str. 2.4.4; Plut. Cat. Mai. 13-14; Flam. 15-16; Philop. 17.4; Sull. 12.6; Flor. 1.24.10-11; App. Syr. 17-21; Iustin. 31.6.4-6; Eutrop. 4.3; Auct. Vir. Ill. 47.3; Oros. 4.20.20-21; see Legates and Trib. Mil. on Cato and L. Scipio). Nasica succeeded to the war with the Boii, whom he defeated, and after some dispute was permitted to celebrate a triumph (Liv. 36.1.8-9, and 2.1, and 38.5-7, and 39-40; 38.35.4; Act. Tr., Degrassi 78f., 553; Oros. 4.20.21). Acilius may have carried the Lex Acilia which placed intercalation under the power of the Pontifices (Macrob. Sat. 1.13.21). (Broughton MRR I)
    • Cos. 191. An elogium, found at Luna, reads as follows: M: Acilius C. f. | Scarpea cepi (R. U. Inglieri, NSA 1952, fasc. 7-12, 20-ILLRP 321a). See MRR 1.352.[1] (Broughton MRR III)
  • Triumphator 190 (Rich 2014) Expand
    • Triumph de Aetoleis et rege Antiocho. MRR I.357, Itgenshorst no. 176, Rich no. 175. (Rich 2014)
  • Proconsul 190 Achaea (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Being succeeded by Scipio, he returned to Rome to celebrate his triumph (Liv. 37.4.6-6.3, 7.7, and 46.2-6; cf. Polyb. 21.5.13; Caes. Bass. in GLK 6.265; see Degrassi 553). He gave gifts and privileges to Delphi (SIG 609-610; cf. 827 c- f; Roussel, BCH 56 [1932] 1-36; Daux, Delphes 227-233, and 255-260), and in Rome built an Aedes Pietatis (Liv. 40.34.5; Val. Max. 2.5.1). See also Grueber, CRRBM 1.169f.; Cesano, Stud. Num. 1.185f. (Broughton MRR I)