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Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus (c. 122 BC – 44 BC), was a Roman politician and general who was Roman consul in 79 BC. He was granted the agnomen ''Isauricus'' after his victories over the pirates in Cilicia. ==Early career and supporter of Sulla== Vatia Isauricus was the son of Gaius Servilius Vatia and a member of the Plebeian branch of the gens Servilia, while his mother was Caecilia Metella, daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. A traditionalist, he was among the group of young Roman nobles who killed Lucius Appuleius Saturninus in the Curia Hostilia after his failed revolt.〔Smith, pg. 1232〕 It has been conjectured that he served as Plebeian Tribune in 97 BC.〔Broughton, pg. 5〕 He held the office of Praetor in 90 BC, following which he was given a propraetoreal governorship in 89 BC, with his province being either Corsica et Sardinia or Cilicia.〔Broughton, pgs. 26 & 35〕 Due to some unrecorded victories in his province, Vatia Isauricus was awarded a triumph in 88 BC upon his return to Rome.〔Broughton, pgs. 35 & 42〕 In 88 BC, with the support of the consul Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Vatia Isauricus put himself forward as Sulla's preferred candidate for the consular elections of 87 BC,〔Keaveney, Arthur, ''Sulla: The Last Republican'' (1982), pg. 71〕 but was defeated in the subsequent election by Lucius Cornelius Cinna, a supporter of Gaius Marius.〔Broughton, pg. 43〕 In 87 BC, he was one of Sulla’s lieutenant’s in Italy, and he attempted to stop the return of Gaius Marius and his supporters, but was driven from Ariminum by Marcus Marius Gratidianus, who took command of his army. Sometime after this defeat he fled Italy to join Sulla in Greece.〔Broughton, pg. 51〕 Vatia Isauricus returned to Italy in 82 BC with Sulla, and was put in charge of an army which defeated some Marian forces at Clusium.〔Broughton, pg. 72〕 Later, in September of 82 BC, Vatia Isauricus was one of Pompey's lieutenants at the Second Battle of Clusium (82 BC). Sulla was made Dictator after his victory, and in 79 BC, he appointed Vatia Isauricus as consul alongside Appius Claudius Pulcher.〔Broughton, pg. 82〕 While Vatia Isauricus was still consul designate, he opposed the awarding of a triumph to the young Pompey.〔Plutarch, ''Life of Pompey'', 14:4〕 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「Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus (consul 79 BC)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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