Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

MANI1480 M'. Manilius (12) P. f. P. n.

Life Dates

  • 196?, birth (Develin 1979) Expand

    Develin p. 90 (by 196), Sumner R66 (by 195/194).

Relationships

brother of
? P. Manilius (13) (brother of? M'. Manilius (12) P. f. P. n. (cos. 149)) (Zmeskal 2009)
father of
? P. Manilius (14) M'. or P. f. P. n. (cos. 120) (Badian 1990)

Career

  • Praetor? 155 Hispania Ulterior (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Probably sent to Spain this year (App. Ib. 56; cf. Wilsdorf, Leipzig. Stud. 1.95f.; De Ruggiero, Diz. Epig. 3.871; see 154, note 1). (Broughton MRR I)
    • Cos. 149. Pr. procos. in Spain 155 or 154. See MRR 1.448, 451, note 1. As Appian at Ib. 56 returns to the farther province after relating events in the nearer one up to 150, Wilsdorf had a reasonable basis for assigning Ulterior to Manilius in 155 and Calpurnius Piso in 154 (MRR 1.450), but during the wars armies and commanders were often engaged in either province at need, so Simon's view (Kriege 13-14) that Manilius was governor of Citerior and Piso of Ulterior, both in 154, is also acceptable. See also Astin, Scipio Aemilianus 37, note 2; Sumner, Orators 62. (Broughton MRR III)
    • p. 740, footnote 129 (Brennan 2000)
  • Praetor? 154 Hispania (Broughton MRR III) Expand
    • Cos. 149. Pr. procos. in Spain 155 or 154. See MRR 1.448, 451, note 1. As Appian at Ib. 56 returns to the farther province after relating events in the nearer one up to 150, Wilsdorf had a reasonable basis for assigning Ulterior to Manilius in 155 and Calpurnius Piso in 154 (MRR 1.450), but during the wars armies and commanders were often engaged in either province at need, so Simon's view (Kriege 13-14) that Manilius was governor of Citerior and Piso of Ulterior, both in 154, is also acceptable. See also Astin, Scipio Aemilianus 37, note 2; Sumner, Orators 62. (Broughton MRR III)
    • p. 740, footnote 129 (Brennan 2000)
  • Consul 149 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • M'. is the form of the name favored by Cicero, Fast. Cap. and Censorinus. M. appears in Fast. Ant., and the tradition based on Livy and on the Greek sources. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Cic. Brut. 61; Acad. 2.102; Att. 12.5b; Liv. Per. 49, and Oxy. Per. 49; Fast. Cap., Degrassi 52f., 124, 464f. ([L. Marci]us C. [f. C.] n. Censorinus; Manilius entire); Fast. Ant., Degrassi 160f. ([L. Ma]rci. Cen[s]orin., M. Ma[- - - -]); Censorin. DN 17.11; Eutrop. 4.10; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Oros. 4.22.1; Cassiod.; Zon. 9.26; and on Manilius, Polyb. 36.11.1. Both Consuls proceeded to Africa, Marcius in command of the fleet and Manilius of the land forces. Surprised by the desperate resistance of the Carthaginians, they both met with reverses, Marcius in his attack on the city from side of the gulf of Tunis, and Manilius both in his siege of the city and his operations in Carthaginian territory, and both, according to the Polybian tradition, were saved from a more serious situation by Scipio Aemilianus (see Tribunes of the Soldiers). Marcius almost lost his fleet to Carthaginian fire ships, made coastal raids and captured Aegimurus, and in autumn returned to hold the elections (Polyb. 36.1-8; App. Lib. 74-104; cf. Cic. Rep. 6.9.1; Diod. 32.6-8; Liv. Per. 49-50, and Oxy. Per. 49; Vell. 1.13.1; Flor. 1.31.1-12; Dio fr. 70; Eutrop. 4.10; Auct. Vir. Ill. 58.2; Oros. 4.22.1-7; Zon. 9.26-27). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Proconsul 148 Africa (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Proconsul (Val. Max. 5.2, ext. 4). Before his successor Piso arrived he made a spring expedition in Carthaginian territory against Hasdrubal (Liv. Oxy. Per. 50 and Per. 50; App. Lib. 108-109; Zon. 9.27). See Tribunes of the Soldiers. (Broughton MRR I)

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