Quintus Servilius Caepio the Elder

Roman statesman and general, Consul in 106 BC, Proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul 105 BCE. Led one of the two forces against the Germanic tribes, the Teutones, the Cimbri, and Tigurni/Marcomanni/Cherusci in the Battle of Arausio in 105 BCE, along with then consul, Gnaeus Mallius Maximus. This entry is about the Teutonic people, not to be confused with the Teutonic Knights. ... The migrations of the Teutons and the Cimbri The Cimbri were a Proto-Germanic tribe who according to Pliny the Elder lived on Jutland (Chersonesus Cimbrica), and the Jutish region of Himmerland (where the contemporary Gundestrup cauldron was found) is thought to preserve their name (cf. ... The Marcomanni were a Germanic people, probably related to the Suebi or Suevi. ... The Cherusci were a Germanic tribe inhabiting the Rhine valley and the plains and forests of northwestern Germany (between near modern Osnabrück and Hanover) during the 1st century BC and 1st century CE. They were first allies and then enemies of Rome. ... The Battle of Arausio took place on October 6, 105 BC, at a site between the town of Arausio and the Rhone River. ...

While marching to Arausio, Caepio plundered the temples of the town of Tolosa, finding over 50,000 15 lb. bars of gold and 10,000 15 lb. bars of silver. The riches of Tolosa were shipped back to Rome, but only the silver made it; the gold was stolen by a band of marauders, who were believed to have been hired by Caepio himself. The Gold of Tolosa was never found, and was said to have been passed all the way down to the last heir of the Servilii Caepiones, Marcus Junius Brutus. The town of Arausio was originally the Celtic capital of a region now part of modern day France. ... Tolosa can mean several things: Tolosa is the Latin and Occitan name for the town of Toulouse, France. ... Marcus Junius Brutus Caepio (85 BC – 42 BC), or simply Brutus, was a Roman senator of the late Roman Republic. ...

At the Battle of Tolosa, Caepio refused to co-operate with his superior officer, consul Gnaeus Mallius Maximus, who was a New Man, not a member of the Roman Elite. Caepio refused to even camp with Maximus and his troops, when it appeared that Maximus was going to reach a treaty and take the glory for the battle, Caepio ordered his men to engage to Germans, and the battle that ensued saw the complete destruction of the Roman army. The term novus homo (literally, new man in Latin), referred in ancient Roman times to a person who was the first of his family to be serve in the Roman Senate, or, less generally, the first to be elected as consul. ...

Upon his return to Rome, Caepio was tried for "the loss of his Army" by Tribune of the Plebs, Gaius Norbanus. Caepio was convicted, and was given the harshest sentence allowable: he was stripped of his citizenship, forbidden fire and water within eight hundred miles of Rome, fined 15,000 talents (about 825,000 lb) of gold, and forbidden from seeing or speaking to his friends or family until he had left for exile. Ancient Roman Official. ...

Caepio spent the rest of his life in exile in Smyrna in Asia Minor.. For other meanings of Smyrna, see Smyrna (disambiguation). ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to the Asian portion of Turkey. ...

Quintus Servilius Caepio the Younger

Roman Statesman, fought for Rome during the Marsic Wars of the Italian Rebelion against Rome. Married to Livia Drusa, sister of Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger. Fathered three children with Livia, Servilia, who was the mistress of Julius Caesar, another daughter, also called Servilia, and a son Caepio. He divorced Livia after a political and personal dispute with her brother. Livia would marry Cato Salonianus and go on to sire Marcus Porcius Cato, Caesar's most adament opponent. Marcus Livius Drusus was the name of two magistrates in the Roman Republic. ... Servilia Caepionis (1st century BC) is one of the few Roman women cited by ancient sources. ... Bust of Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: IMP·C·IVLIVS·CAESAR·DIVVS¹) (b. ... Marcus Porcius Cato (Latin: M·PORCIVS·M·F·CATO) (234 - 149 BC), Roman statesman, surnamed The Censor, Sapiens, Priscus, or Major (the Elder), to distinguish him from Cato the Younger (his great-grandson), was born at Tusculum. ...

Caepio became an adamant opponent to Drusus and his laws attempting to give full citizenship to the Italians. Caepio, it was rumored, was even involved in the assassination of Drusus. Caepio was made a Legate in the Roman Army, he was captured and executed by the Italians after being tricked into leaving a secure position.