After his consulship, Caepio was assigned to a proconsulship in Hispania Ulterior after the defeat of Quintus Fabius Maximus Servilianus at the hands of the Lusitanian chieftain Viriathus and the ratification of a treaty favourable to the latter.[1][2] At the start of Caepio's tenure, he "pestered the senate with constant missives, urgently requesting permission to resume the war with Viriathus and disparaging Servilianus' dishonourable treaty".[2] After getting permission to resume the war and with substantially more resources than Viriathus (who was running out of men), the chieftain opened negotiations, which were for naught: Caepio successfully bribed Viriathus' followers to assassinate him.[3]
In the aftermath, some of the tribes in the region rallied around another leader but were surrounded and peacefully resettled;[4] Caepio also forced various tribes in the region to surrender and give up land to the Romans.[5] He treated his soldiers so poorly that at one time he was almost killed by his own cavalry.[6] His victory, however, was not complete: "other communities in western Spain were inspired by Viriathus' example and continued to raid the [Roman] provinces" in the coming years.[4]
quintus, servilius, caepio, consul, other, romans, with, same, name, quintus, servilius, caepio, quintus, servilius, caepio, roman, statesman, gnaeus, servilius, caepio, served, consul, alongside, gaius, laelius, sapiens, father, quintus, servilius, caepio, co. For other Romans with the same name see Quintus Servilius Caepio Quintus Servilius Caepio was a Roman statesman The son of Gnaeus Servilius Caepio he served as consul in 140 BC alongside Gaius Laelius Sapiens He was the father of Quintus Servilius Caepio consul 106 BC After his consulship Caepio was assigned to a proconsulship in Hispania Ulterior after the defeat of Quintus Fabius Maximus Servilianus at the hands of the Lusitanian chieftain Viriathus and the ratification of a treaty favourable to the latter 1 2 At the start of Caepio s tenure he pestered the senate with constant missives urgently requesting permission to resume the war with Viriathus and disparaging Servilianus dishonourable treaty 2 After getting permission to resume the war and with substantially more resources than Viriathus who was running out of men the chieftain opened negotiations which were for naught Caepio successfully bribed Viriathus followers to assassinate him 3 In the aftermath some of the tribes in the region rallied around another leader but were surrounded and peacefully resettled 4 Caepio also forced various tribes in the region to surrender and give up land to the Romans 5 He treated his soldiers so poorly that at one time he was almost killed by his own cavalry 6 His victory however was not complete other communities in western Spain were inspired by Viriathus example and continued to raid the Roman provinces in the coming years 4 References editCitations Broughton 1951 p 480 a b Baker 2021 p 194 Baker 2021 pp 194 95 a b Baker 2021 p 195 Broughton 1951 p 482 Smith William 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology Vol 1 Boston Little p 534 Sources Baker Gabriel David 2021 Spare no one mass violence in Roman warfare London Rowman and Littlefield ISBN 978 1 5381 1220 5 OCLC 1259397887 Broughton Thomas Robert Shannon 1951 The magistrates of the Roman republic Vol 1 New York American Philological Association Preceded byGnaeus Servilius Caepio and Quintus Pompeius Consul of the Roman Republic140 BC With Gaius Laelius Sapiens Succeeded byGnaeius Calpurnius Piso and Marcus Popillius Laenas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Quintus Servilius Caepio consul 140 BC amp oldid 1079102418, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
