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'''Servius Sulpicius Galba''', [[praetor]] in 54 BC.
'''Servius Sulpicius Galba''', [[praetor]] in 54 BC.


As [[Legatus|legate]] of [[Julius Caesar]]'s [[Legio XII Fulminata|12th Legion]] during his [[Gallic Wars]], he defeated the [[Nantuates]] in 57 BC in the [[Battle of Octodurus]].<ref>[[Julius Caesar]], ''[[Commentarii de Bello Gallico]]'' [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Caes.+Gal.+3.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0001 3.5] Retrieved 2009-10-02.</ref> Later, however, angered due to Caesar's opposition to his campaign for the consulship, he joined the conspiracy with [[Marcus Junius Brutus|Brutus]] and [[Gaius Cassius Longinus|Cassius]], and was consequently condemned to death by the [[Quintus Pedius|Pedian law]]. He was the great grandfather of the [[Galba|Roman Emperor of the same name]].<ref name="Suetonius">{{cite web | url = http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Caes.+Gal.+3.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0001 | author = Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus | title = The Life of Galba, 3.2 | work = The Lives of the Twelve Caesars | accessdate = 2009-10-02 | date = 2008-12-13 | authorlink = Suetonius}}</ref>
As [[Legatus|legate]] of [[Julius Caesar]]'s [[Legio XII Fulminata|12th Legion]] during his [[Gallic Wars]], he defeated the [[Nantuates]] in 57 BC in the [[Battle of Octodurus]].<ref>[[Julius Caesar]], ''[[Commentarii de Bello Gallico]]'' [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Caes.+Gal.+3.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0001 3.5] Retrieved 2009-10-02.</ref>


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Servius Galba then had a dispute with Caesar over a debt, also felt his friendship with Caesar cost him the consular election in 49 BC.<ref>{{cite journal |title= |author= |date= |jstor=41540686}}</ref> In 45 BC, Galba complained that the Senators were not given their proper respect.<ref>{{cite journal |title= |author= |date= |jstor=311200}}</ref> According to Suetonius, Caesar had an affair with Galba’s wife, which caused more anger.<ref>Suetonius, and Robert Graves. The Twelve Caesars. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin, 1957. Print PAGE 31</ref>
==Assassin==

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Servius Galba, a legate from the Gallic wars who had a dispute with Caesar over a debt, also felt his friendship with Caesar cost him the consular election in 49 BC.<ref>{{cite journal |title= |author= |date= |jstor=41540686}}</ref> In 45 BC. Galba complained that the Senators were not given their proper respect.<ref>{{cite journal |title= |author= |date= |jstor=311200}}</ref> According to Suetonius, Caesar had an affair with Galba’s wife, which caused more anger.<ref>Suetonius, and Robert Graves. The Twelve Caesars. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin, 1957. Print PAGE 31</ref>
Later, angered by Caesar's opposition to his campaign for the consulship, Servius Galba joined the conspiracy with [[Marcus Junius Brutus|Brutus]] and [[Gaius Cassius Longinus|Cassius]], and was consequently condemned to death by the [[Quintus Pedius|Pedian law]]. He was the great grandfather of the [[Galba|Roman Emperor of the same name]].<ref name="Suetonius">{{cite web|url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Caes.+Gal.+3.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0001|title=The Life of Galba, 3.2|author=Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus|authorlink=Suetonius|date=2008-12-13|work=The Lives of the Twelve Caesars|accessdate=2009-10-02}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 10:49, 7 November 2017

For other praetors with this name, see Servius Sulpicius Galba (disambiguation).
Servius Sulpicius Galba from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum

Servius Sulpicius Galba, praetor in 54 BC.

As legate of Julius Caesar's 12th Legion during his Gallic Wars, he defeated the Nantuates in 57 BC in the Battle of Octodurus.[1]

Servius Galba then had a dispute with Caesar over a debt, also felt his friendship with Caesar cost him the consular election in 49 BC.[2] In 45 BC, Galba complained that the Senators were not given their proper respect.[3] According to Suetonius, Caesar had an affair with Galba’s wife, which caused more anger.[4]

Later, angered by Caesar's opposition to his campaign for the consulship, Servius Galba joined the conspiracy with Brutus and Cassius, and was consequently condemned to death by the Pedian law. He was the great grandfather of the Roman Emperor of the same name.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 3.5 Retrieved 2009-10-02.
  2. ^ . JSTOR 41540686. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ . JSTOR 311200. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Suetonius, and Robert Graves. The Twelve Caesars. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin, 1957. Print PAGE 31
  5. ^ Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (2008-12-13). "The Life of Galba, 3.2". The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Retrieved 2009-10-02.


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