Gaius Sosius, was a Roman general and politician.

Gaius Sosius was elected quaestor in 66 BC and praetor in 49 BC. Upon the start of the civil war he joined the optimates. Upon the flight of Pompey to Greece, Sosius returned to Rome and submitted to Julius Caesar Quaestors were elected officials of the Roman Republic who supervised the treasury and financial affairs of the state, its armies and its officers. ... Events Roman Republic Consuls: Manius Aemilius Lepidus and Lucius Volcacius Tullus Catiline accused of conspiring against the Roman Republic with Autronius and the younger Sulla. ... // Definition According to Cicero, Praetor was a title which designated the consuls as the leaders of the armies of the state. ... Events The Great Roman Civil War commences - January 1 - The Roman Senate receives a proposal from Julius Caesar that he and Pompey should lay down their commands simultaneously. ... Combatants Julius Caesar and supporters, the Populares faction, Roman senate, the Optimates faction, Commanders Julius Caesar Pompey, Titus Labienus†, Metellus Scipio†, Cato the younger†, Gnaeus Pompeius The Roman civil war of 49 BC, sometimes called Caesars Civil War, is one of the last conflicts within the Roman Republic. ... Optimates (Good Men) were the aristocratic faction of the later Roman Republic. ... Marble bust of Pompey the Great Pompey, Pompey the Great or Pompey the Triumvir [1] (Classical Latin: CN·POMPEIVS·CN·F·SEX·N·MAGNVS[2], Gnaeus or Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus) (September 29, 106 BC – September 29, 48 BC), was a distinguished military and political leader of the late Roman republic. ... Gaius Julius Caesar (IPA: ;[1]), July 12, 100 BC – March 15, 44 BC) was a Roman military and political leader. ...

After the assasination of Caesar, Sosius joined the party of Mark Antony, by whom in 38 BC he was appointed governor of Syria and Cilicia in the place of Publius Ventidius. As governor, Sosius was commanded by Antony to support Herod against Antigonus the Hasmonean, when the latter was in possession of Jerusalem. In 37 BC he advanced against Jerusalem and after he became master of the city, Sosius placed Herod upon the throne. For his relatives, see Marcus Antonius (disambiguation). ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC - 30s BC - 20s BC 10s BC 0s 10s 20s Years: 43 BC 42 BC 41 BC 40 BC 39 BC 38 BC 37 BC 36 BC 35 BC 34 BC... Cilicia as Roman province, 120 AD In Antiquity, Cilicia (Κιλικία) was the name of a region, now known as Çukurova, and often a political unit, on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), north of Cyprus. ... Publius Venditius Bassus, Roman general. ... Hordos (Hebrew: הוֹרְדוֹס, ; Greek: , ; trad. ... Antigonus the Hasmonean was the son of king Aristobulus II of Judea. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew:  , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Christian Arabic: أورشليم Urushalim, Muslim Arabic:  , al-Quds (the Holy), pronounced il-uds in Jerusalem dialect; official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-al-Quds Jerusalem the Holy) is the capital and largest city of the State of Israel, and parts, if not all, of the city... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC - 30s BC - 20s BC 10s BC 0s 10s 20s Years: 42 BC 41 BC 40 BC 39 BC 38 BC 37 BC 36 BC 35 BC 34 BC 33 BC...

In return for this ser­vices, he was awarded a triumph in 34 BC, and he became consul along with Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus as his colleague in 32 BC. When civil war broke out between Anthony and Octavian, Sosius espoused the cause of Anthony and violently attackd Octavian in the senate, for which he was forced to flee to the east. In 31 BC, Sosius commanded a squadron in Mark Anthony's fleet with which he managed to defeat the squadron of Lucius Arruntius and put it to flight, but when the latter was reinforced by Marcus Agrippa, Sosius ally Tarcondimotus - the king of Cilicia - was killed and Sosius himself was forced to flee. In the battle of Actium, Sosius commanded the left wing of the fleet. After the battle, from which he managed to escape, his hiding place was detected and Sosius was captured and brought before Octavian but at the intercession of Lucius Arruntius Octavian pardoned him. Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC - 30s BC - 20s BC 10s BC 0s 10s 20s Years: 39 BC 38 BC 37 BC 36 BC 35 BC 34 BC 33 BC 32 BC 31 BC 30 BC... Consul (abbrev. ... Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, a member of the noble Ahenobarbus family, accompanied his father at Corfinium and Pharsalus, and, having been pardoned by Julius Caesar, returned to Rome in 46 BC. After Caesars assassination he attached himself to Marcus Junius Brutus and Cassius, and in 43 BC was condemned by... Events Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Gaius Sosius become Roman Consuls. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Battle of Actium. ... Augustus Caesar The title Caesar Augustus, given to every emperor of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, originates from this person. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC - 30s BC - 20s BC 10s BC 0s 10s 20s Years: 36 BC 35 BC 34 BC 33 BC 32 BC 31 BC 30 BC 29 BC 28 BC 27 BC... Lucius Arruntius (c. ... Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC) was a Roman statesman and general, son-in-law and minister of the emperor Caesar Augustus. ... Combatants Octavian Mark Antony, Cleopatra VII of Egypt Commanders Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Mark Antony Strength 260 warships, mostly liburnian vessels 220 warships, mostly quinqueremes and 60 egyptian warships Casualties Unknown Almost all of Antonys fleet The Battle of Actium was a naval battle of the Roman Civil War between...

References

• Appian, 5. C. v. 73;
• Cic. ad Ait. viii. 6, ix. 1;
• Dion Cass. xlix. 22, xlix. 41, I. 2, 14, li. 2, Ivi. 38;
• Joseph. Ant. xiv. 15, 16, B. J. i. 17—18;
• Pint. Ant. 34;
• Suet. Aug. 17;
• Tac. Hist. v. 9;
• Veil. Pat. ii. 85, 86.