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Marcus Vinicius (a.k.a. Vinucius) (deceased ''post'' AD 4) was a Roman consul and a prominent general at the service of the first Roman emperor, Augustus (ruled 30 BC – AD 14).〔Vogel-Weidemann, ''Statthalter'' 311; Syme, ''Roman Revolution'' 397. 401〕 ==Career== Born the son of a Roman knight at Cales in ''Regio I'' (''Latium et Campania'') of Italia, Vinicius distinguished himself as ''legatus Augusti pro praetore'' (governor) of the Roman province of Gallia Belgica in 25 BC, when he led a successful campaign into Germania.〔Cassius Dio ''Roman History'' (53.26.4 ); Syme, ''Roman Revolution'' 329〕 At some point, Vinicius may also have served as governor of the Roman province of Achaea; an inscription from Corinth, dated to 18–12 BC and honoring his fellow-general, and the Emperor's right-hand man, Agrippa, reveals that an administrative division of the city had been named the ''tribus Vinicia'', apparently in Vinicius' honor.〔AE 1919, 2; doubted by Vogel-Weidemann, ''Statthalter'' 310〕 In recognition of his services, Vinicius, the archetypal ''homo novus'', was appointed suffect consul in 19 BC, replacing C. Sentius Saturninus and holding the office together with Q. Lucretius Vespillo.〔''Monumentum Ancyranum''(11 ) (= CIL 3, 774)〕 After his consulship, Vinicius continued to be entrusted with important military commands. Starting in 14 or 13 BC, Vinicius served as governor of Illyricum where he was in charge of the early stages of the Roman conquest of Pannonia (the ''bellum Pannonicum'', 14–9 BC) until Augustus' stepson and future successor as Emperor, Tiberius, assumed overall command.〔Velleius, ''Roman History'', (2, 96, 2 ); Florus 2, 24; Syme, ''Roman Revolution'' 401〕 During or shortly after that war, he became the first Roman general to campaign on the far side of the river Danube: he routed an army of Dacians and Bastarnae and subjugated the Celtic tribes of the Hungarian Plain.〔''Elogium:'' (InscrIt 13.3.91 )〕 Between AD 1 and 4, Vinicius commanded the 5 legions stationed in Germany. His army fought so successfully that he won the ''ornamenta triumphalia''.〔Velleius, ''Roman History'', (2, 104, 2 ); Syme, ''Roman Revolution'' 401; Vogel-Weidemann, ''Statthalter'' 311〕 Throughout his life, Vinicius seems to have enjoyed a close friendship with the emperor: the historian Suetonius quotes a letter by Augustus in which he talks about playing dice with Vinicius and his fellow ''homo novus'', Publius Silius Nerva.〔Suetonius, ''Divus Augustus'' (71.2 ); Syme, ''Roman Revolution'' 376〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marcus Vinicius (consul 19 BC)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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