PLAU1885 A. Plautius (Plotius) (7)

Relationships

brother of
? M. Plautius (29) Silvanus (tr. pl. 89) (Zmeskal 2009)
father of
? A. Plautius (Plotius) (8) Ani. (pr. 51) (Zmeskal 2009)

Career

  • Legatus (Lieutenant) 90 Italia (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Legate (Liv. Per. 74; Oros. 5.18.17), perhaps under L. Porcius in Etruria. He suppressed revolts in Umbria (Liv.; Oros.). (Broughton MRR II)
    • Leg., lieut. 87. See MRR 2.51. Badian suggests that he was more probably A. Plotius (7). Leg., lieut. 90 (2.29) than M. Plautius Silvanus (29). Tr. Pl. 89 or 88. According to Livy (Per. 80), he was defeated by Samnite forces (misreported in MRR 2.51). (Broughton MRR III)
    • Leg., lieut. 90. Identified with Plautius in 87 (MRR 2.51) by Schleussner, Legaten 231, no. 127. See MRR 2.29 and 51, 53, note 10; and Wiseman, NM 252, no. 324. (Broughton MRR III)
  • Legatus (Lieutenant)? 87 Italia (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • 10 He may be identified with the author of the Lex Plautia Papiria of 89, M. Plautius Silvanus. (Broughton MRR II)
    • Legate, presumably serving under Metellus Pius. He defeated Samnite forces which had joined Marius and Cinna (Liv. Per. 80). (Broughton MRR II)
    • Leg., lieut. 87. See MRR 2.51. Badian suggests that he was more probably A. Plotius (7). Leg., lieut. 90 (2.29) than M. Plautius Silvanus (29). Tr. Pl. 89 or 88. According to Livy (Per. 80), he was defeated by Samnite forces (misreported in MRR 2.51). (Broughton MRR III)
    • Leg., lieut. 90. Identified with Plautius in 87 (MRR 2.51) by Schleussner, Legaten 231, no. 127. See MRR 2.29 and 51, 53, note 10; and Wiseman, NM 252, no. 324. (Broughton MRR III)