Aulus Gabinius
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Aulus Gabinius was a 1st-century BC Roman politician and general, a supporter of Pompey known for his controversial interventions in Eastern politics, including restoring Ptolemy XII Auletes to the Egyptian throne.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman consul
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ancient Roman general ⓘ ancient Roman politician ⓘ supporter of Pompey the Great ⓘ |
| actedAgainst | Roman Senate’s prohibition on Egyptian intervention ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| commanded | Roman forces in Syria ⓘ |
| consulYear | 58 BC ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Cicero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Pompey the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| governorOf | Roman province of Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
consul of the Roman Republic
ⓘ
praetor of the Roman Republic ⓘ proconsul of Syria ⓘ tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| intervenedIn | Ptolemaic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Roman politics in the Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
Roman–Parthian frontier affairs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gabinian law granting Pompey command against pirates
NERFINISHED
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restoring Ptolemy XII Auletes to the Egyptian throne ⓘ |
| lost | Roman citizenship rights during exile ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction | reorganization of client kingdoms in the East ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Cato the Younger
NERFINISHED
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Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Caesar’s civil war on Caesar’s side ⓘ |
| penalty | exile ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Caesarian faction (later career)
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Pompeian faction (earlier career) ⓘ |
| proposed | lex Gabinia (67 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredToThrone | Ptolemy XII Auletes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termAsGovernorStart | 57 BC ⓘ |
| wasAccusedOf |
extortion in Syria
ⓘ
maiestas (treason) for Egyptian expedition ⓘ |
| wasAcquittedOf | maiestas ⓘ |
| wasConvictedOf | extortion ⓘ |
| wasDefendedBy | Marcus Tullius Cicero in one of his trials ⓘ |
| wasRecalledBy | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasTriedIn | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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