Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

SULP0684 P. Sulpicius (98) P. f. Ser. n. Saverrio

Status

  • Patrician

Relationships

son of
P. Sulpicius (97) Ser. f. P. n. Saverrio (cos. 304) (RE)
father of
Ser. Sulpicius (not in RE) Galba (son of P. Sulpicius (98) P. f. Ser. n. Saverrio (cos. 279)) (RE)
grandfather of
? P. Sulpicius (64) Ser. f. P. n. Galba Maximus (cos. 211) (Zmeskal 2009)

Career

  • Consul 279 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Fast. Cap. ([- - -] f. [Ser. n. S]averrio; P. Deciu[s] P. f. P. n. [- -]); Dion. Hal. 20.1; Eutrop. 2.13; Chr. 354 (Saberno et Pirrico); Fast. Hyd. (Caverione et Murone), so also Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod. (P. Ulpicius et P. Decius); Degrassi 40f., 113, 430f. Pyrrhus won a costly and indecisive victory over the combined consular armies (Dion. Hal. 20.1-3; Eutrop. 2.13; cf. Liv. Per. 13; Frontin. Str. 2.3.31; Plut. Pyrr. 21.5-10, misdated; Flor. 1.13.9-11; Iustin. 18.1.11; Oros. 4.1.19-22). According to Cicero (Fin. 2.61; Tusc. 1.89), Decius died on the field, while according to Dio (fr. 40.43) and Zonaras (8.5), his intention to devote himself was frustrated by Pyrrhus. See 265, Consul Suffectus. (Broughton MRR I)

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