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Encyclopedia > Gaius Popillius Laenas

Gaius Popillius Laenas (also spelled Popilius) was one of the two Roman consuls in 172 and 158 BC.


He was sent as an envoy to prevent a war between Antiochus IV Epiphanes of the Kingdom of Syria and Egypt. On being confronted with the Roman demands that he abort his attack on Alexandria, Antiochus played for time; Popillius Laenas is supposed to have drawn a circle around the king in the sand with his cane, and ordered him not to move out of it until a firm answer had been given. The Syrians withdrew.


Some sources for this story are Cicero, Philippics 8.8, and Livy, Ab Urbe condita 45.15.


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Gaius Popillius Laenas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (182 words)
Gaius Popillius Laenas (also spelled Popilius) was one of the two Roman consuls in 172 and 158 BC.
He was sent as an envoy to prevent a war between Antiochus IV Epiphanes of the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt.
On being confronted with the Roman demands that he abort his attack on Alexandria, Antiochus played for time; Popillius Laenas is supposed to have drawn a circle around the king in the sand with his cane, and ordered him not to move out of it until a firm answer had been given.
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