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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Scribo'nia (search)
was the father-in-law of Sex. Pompey, the son of Pompey the Great. [LIBO, No. 4.] After the Perusinian war, B. C. 40, Octavian feared that Sex. Pompey would form an alliance with Antony to crush him; and, accordingly, on the advice of Maecenas, he married Scribonia, in order to gain the favour of Pompey, and of his father-in-law Libo. Scribonia was much older than Octavian, and he never had any affection for her ; and, accordingly, he did not hesitate to divorce her in the following year, B. C. 39, on the very day in which she had borne him a daughter, Julia, in order to marry Livia, more especially as he was now on good terms with Antony, and hoped to drive Pompey out of Sicily. Octavian said that lie divorced her on account of her loose morals ; but Antony maintained that it was because she had taken offence at her husband's intercourse with Livia : the real reason, however, was undoubtedly his love of Livia. Scribonia long survived her separation from Octavian, for in A. D. 2 she
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), (search)
sed Lepidus to assist the consuls Hirtius and Pansa, who were advancing against Antony to compel him to raise the siege of Mutina. Lepidus, however, gave Silanus no precise instructions as to his line of conduct; and the latter guessing the real wishes of his general, espoused the side of Antony. After the defeat of Antony Silanus recrossed the Alps and returned to Lepidus, who affected to be displeased with his conduct, and would not at first allow him to come into his presence. Silanus afterwards became obnoxious to the triumvirs, though the reason is not mentioned, and fled to Sex. Pompey in Sicily. At the peace of Misenum, in B. C. 39, he returned to Rome, and eventually won the favour of Octavian so completely that he raised him to the consulship in B. C. 25. (Caes. Gal. 6.1; D. C. 46.38, 51; Cic. Fam. 10.30, 34; Vell. 2.77; D. C. 53.25.) Silanus had two sisters, one married to M. Lepidus, the triumvir, and the other to C. Cassius, one of Caesar's murderers. [JUNIA, Nos. 2 and 3.]
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), (search)
Silo, Pompae'dius fought under Ventidius, the legatus of Antony, in his campaign against the Parthians in B. C. 39 (D. C. 48.41). The proceedings of Silo in Judaea are related at length by Josephus (J. AJ 14.15, B. J. 1.15).
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Ti'tius (search)
Ti'tius 13. M. Titius, the son of the preceding, raised a fleet on his own account during the civil wars which followed the death of Caesar, but was taken prisoner in B. C. 40 off the coast of Gallia Narbonensis by Menas, the admiral of Sex. Pompeius. He was, however, spared by Sex. Pompeius, chiefly for the sake of his father, who was then living with Pompeius in Sicily. By the peace of Misenum, concluded in the following year (B. C. 39) between Pompeius and the triumvirs, Titius returned to Italy (D. C. 48.30). Titius now entered the service of Antonius and served as his quaestor in the campaign against the Parthians in B. C. 36 (Plut. Ant. 42). In the following year (B. C. 35), Titius received the command of some troops from L. Munatius Plancus, the governor of Syria, in order to oppose Sex. Pompeius, who had fled from Sicily to Asia. Pompeius was shortly after taken prisoner and brought to Miletus, where he was murdered by Titius, although the latter owed his life to him. Titius,
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), (search)
er Ut nemo Varius ducit : molle atque facetum Virgilio adnuerunt gaudentes rure Camoenae," for from these we may at once infer that Varius had already established his reputation in heroic song while Virgil was known only as a pastoral bard. 2. He enjoyed the friendship of Maecenas from a very early period, since it was to the recommendation of Varius in conjunction with that of Virgil, that Horace was indebted for an introduction to the minister, an event which took place not later than B. C. 39, for we know that the three poets accompanied the great man upon his mission to Brundisium B. C. 38. 3. He was alive subsequent to B. C. 19. This cannot be questioned, if we believe the joint testimony of Hieronymus (Chron. Euseb. Olymp. exe. 4) and Donatus (Vit. Virg. 14.53, 57), who assert that Virgil on his death bed appointed Plotius Tucca and Varius his literary executors, and that they revised the Aeneid, but in obedience to the strict injunctions of its author made no additions.
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), (search)
Varus, Pompeius a friend of Horace, who had fought with the poet at the battle of Philippi, and who appears to have been afterwards proscribed, and to have fled to Sex. Pompeius in Sicily. One of Horace's odes (2.7) is addressed to this Pompeius, in which the poet congratulates him upon his unexpected return to his native land. Many commentators accordingly suppose this ode to have been written as early as B. C. 39, when the triumvirs made peace with Sex. Pompeius, and allowed those who had been proscribed to return to Rome; but others maintain, with more probability, that it was not composed till after the battle of Actium in B. C. 31, and that Varus was one of those who had espoused the cause of Antonius, and was then pardoned by Octavianus. (Comp. Estré, Horatiana Prosopographia, p. 474, foll., Amstelod. 1846.
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), (search)
e brother of Marcus. Ventidius and the other legate of Antonius made no great effort to relieve L. Antonius when he was besieged by Caesar in Perusia (Appian, App. BC 5.31, 35); but there appear to have been some reasons why they could not safely move from their position. After the capture of Perusia (B. C. 40) Ventidius kept his forces together, and was joined by those of Plancus, who had run away. In this year M. Antonius and Caesar came to terms. While M. Antonius was engaged in Italy (B. C. 39), he sent Bassus as his legatus into Asia to oppose Labienus, whom he pursued to the mountains of Taurus, where Labienus waited for the Parthians, and Bassus for re-inforcements. Ventidius, being afraid of the Parthian cavalry which had arrived, posted himself on high ground, where he was attacked by the Parthians, whom he repelled and defeated. The Parthians made their escape towards Cilicia, followed by Bassus, who halted when he came in sight of the camp of Labienus. The men of Labienus,
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