Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

FLAM0793 C. Flaminius (2) C. f. L. n.

Status

  • Nobilis Expand

    Cic. Brut. 14.57-16.62 (founder of family's nobilitas)

Life Dates

  • Before 261?, birth (Sumner Orators) Expand

    Sumner R9 (by 260?), Develin no. 38 (by 257).

  • 217, death - violent (Broughton MRR I) Expand

    KIA, B. of Trasimene.

Relationships

son of
C. Flaminius (A) (father of C. Flaminius (2) C. f. L. n. (cos. 223)) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Cic. inv. II 52

father of
C. Flaminius (3) C. f. C. n. (cos. 187) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Auct. vir. ill. 51.1

Career

  • Tribunus Plebis 232 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • The date of Flaminius' tribunate is given by Polybius (2.21.7) as the consulate of Lepidus, by Cicero (Sen. 11) as the second consulate of Fabius Maximus (see RE for earlier discussions). Niccolini (FTP 89) resolves the difficulty by accepting Polybius' date: Cicero's mistake arose because the first part of Flaminius' term coincided with the latter part of Fabius' first consulship, and the measures were officially opposed by him. Hence also Cicero's assumption that Carvilius (Cos. 228) remained quiescent: he was not involved. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Carried against senatorial opposition an agrarian law under which individual allotments were made to Roman citizens in the Ager Gallicus et Picenus (Polyb. 2.21.7-8; Cato, fr. 43 Peter; Cic. Sen. 11; Inv. 2.52; Acad. 2.13; Brut. 57; Leg. 3.20; Liv. 21.63.2; Val. Max. 5.4.5). (Broughton MRR I)
    • Cos. 223, 217. Tribune of the plebs 232. See MRR 1.225. The Lex de modo agrorum mentioned by Appian (BC 1 .8) and Plutarch (TG 8.2) is attributed to Flaminius by A. Valvo, Miscell. Gr. a Lat. 5, 1977, 179-224; cf. E. Gabba, Comm. on App. BC 1.7 and 8. Refer also to an inscription found near Spina that mentions Galicos colonos (G. Uggeri, Atene a Roma 22, 1977, 128-137). (Broughton MRR III)
  • Praetor 227 Sicilia (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • First Praetor in Sicily (Solin. 5.1, p. 52 M; cf., on the election of four Praetors, Liv. Per. 20; Liv. 33.42.8; Dig. 1.2.2.32; Rotondi 248). See 232, note 1. (Broughton MRR I)
    • p. 726, footnote 12 (Brennan 2000)
  • Consul 223 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Polyb. 2.32.1; Fast. Cap. (names entire); Act. Tr. (names entire); Plut. Marc. 4.2; 6.1; Flor. 1.20.4; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Oros. 4.13.14; Cassiod.; Zon. 8.20; and on Flaminius, Liv. 21.63.7. See Degrassi 44f., 118, 440f. With his colleague, Flaminius won an important victory over the Insubrian Gauls (Polyb. 2.32-33); but other sources emphasize the portents that attended him, his neglect of the auspices, and disobedience to the Senate, which led to a senatorial demand for abdication of the consulate and refusal of a triumph (Liv. 21.63; 22.3; 22.6.3; 23.14.4; and cf. Per. 20; Sil. Ital. 4.704-6; 5.107-113, and 649-655; Plut. Marc. 4.2-5; 6.1; Fab. 2.4; Flor. 1.20.4; Oros. 4.13.14; Zon. 8.20; but no mention of abdication in Fast. Cap.). He celebrated a triumph De Galleis by popular vote (Act. Tr., Degrassi 78f., 550; Liv. 21.63.2; 23.14.4; Sil. Ital. 5.653-5; Plut. Marc. 4.2-5; cf. 6.1; Zon. 8.20). His colleague also was asked to abdicate his office (Plut. Marc. 4.3; 6.1; Zon. 8.20; also not noted in Fast. Cap.); and celebrated a triumph De Galleis et Liguribus (Act. Tr., Degrassi 78f., 550; Zon. 8.20). On coins celebrating these victories, see Grueber CRRBM 2.278 and 283, respectively; Cesano, Stud. Num. 1 (1942) 163f. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Triumphator 223 (Rich 2014) Expand
    • Triumph de Galleis. MRR I.232, Itgenshorst no. 153, Rich no. 152. (Rich 2014)
  • Magister Equitum 221 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Val. Max. 1.1.5; Plut. Marc. 5.4; see Degrassi 118, 442f. The Suffect Dictator and Master of Horse remain unknown. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Censor 220 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Mommsen (Str. 3.270f.) is inclined to place in this censorship the reform of the centuriate assembly, because of the shift in the registration of freedmen; but Botsford and others (Roman Assemblies, 214ff.) favor 241, because the tribes reached the final number of 35 at that time, and this reform is not included in the many charges brought in our tradition against Flaminius. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Liv. 23.21.6, and 22.3, and 23.5; 24.11.7; Plin. NH 35.197; Degrassi 118, 442f. Their activities perhaps included registration of freedmen in the four city tribes (Liv. Per. 20), certainly support for the Lex{236} Metilia de Fullonibus (Plin. NH 35.197), and the construction by Flaminius of the Flaminian way and the Circus Flaminius (Liv. Per. 20; Cassiod.; Fest. 79 L). Colonies were sent to Placentia and Cremona (Liv. Per. 20, see 218, Special Commissions). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Consul 217 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Polyb. 3.75.5-7; Nep. Hann. 3-4; Liv. 21.15.6, and 57.4; 27.6.7, and 33.8; 33.44.2; Fast. Cap. ([- -] Q. n. Geminus; Flaminius' name entire), Degrassi 44f., 118, 444f., cf. Fast. Fer. Lat., 148f.; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; on Servilius, Polyb. 3.106.2; Liv. 22.1.4; and on Flaminius, Cic. Acad. 2.13. The dubious tradition of Flaminius' entrance into office in Gaul and the evil omens attending it appears in Cic. Div. 1.77-78; 2.21, 67, 71; ND 2.8 (Coelius fr. 19 and 20 Peter); Liv. 21.62-63; 22.1.8-20, and 3.11-13; Val. Max. 1.6; Plut. Fab. 2.3-3.1. He was active at Arretium (Polyb. 3.77.1-2, and 80.1-5; Liv. 22.2.1; Zon. 8.25), was drawn into a trap by Hannibal at Lake Trasimene, and perished with his army (Polyb. 3.82.1-84.5, and 106.2; Coelius fr. 20 Peter; Nep. Hann. 4.3; Cic. Brut. 57; Div. 1.77; Inv. 2.52; Liv. 22.3.1-7.5; 23.45.8; 26.2.14; 27.6.7; Fast. Cap.; Ovid Fast. 6.763-768; Val. Max. 1.6.5b; Plin. NH 2.200, 241; Frontin. Str. 2.5.24; Sil. It. 5.376ff.; Plut. Fab. 3.1-3; App. Hann. 8-10; Flor. 1.22.13-14; Eutrop. 3.9; Auct. Vir. Ill. 42, and 51; Fest. Epit. 89; Oros. 4.15.1-6; Zon. 8.25). Servilius received the command at Ariminum (Polyb. 3.77.1-2, and 86.1-3; Liv. 22.8.1, and 31.9; App. Hann. 10-11). After Trasimene he gave his army over to the Dictator Fabius, and received command of a fleet (Polyb. 3.88.8, and 96.8-14; Liv. 22.11.2-12.1, 25.5, and 31.1-6; App. Hann. 12; Zon. 8.26; cf. Plut. Fab. 4.2); but resumed command of an army at the end of the year (Polyb. 3.96.14; Liv. 22.31.7-32.1; App. Hann. 16; Dio fr. 57.21; Zon. 8.26). (Broughton MRR I)

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