Lucius Manlius Acidinus
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Lucius Manlius Acidinus (fl. late 3rd century BC) was a member of the Manlia gens
who stood as praetor urbanus
in 210 BC
. He was sent by the senate
into Sicily
to bring back the consul Marcus Valerius Laevinus to Rome to hold the elections. In 207 BC
he was with the troops stationed at Narni
a to oppose Hasdrubal, and was the first to send to Rome intelligence of the defeat of the latter. In 206 BC
he and Lucius Cornelius Lentulus
had the province of Hispania
entrusted to them with proconsul
ar power. In the following year he conquered the Ausetani
and Ilergetes
, who had rebelled against the Romans in consequence of the absence of Scipio
. He did not return to Rome until 199 BC
, but was prevented by the tribune Publius Porcius Laeca
from entering the city in an ovation
, which the senate had granted him.
Gens
In ancient Rome, a gens , plural gentes, referred to a family, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a stirps . The gens was an important social structure at Rome and throughout Italy during the...
who stood as praetor urbanus
Praetor
Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, usually in the field, or the named commander before mustering the army; and an elected magistratus assigned varied duties...
in 210 BC
210 BC
Year 210 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcellus and Laevinus...
. He was sent by the senate
Roman Senate
The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic, however, it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. After a magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic...
into Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
to bring back the consul Marcus Valerius Laevinus to Rome to hold the elections. In 207 BC
207 BC
Year 207 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nero and Salinator...
he was with the troops stationed at Narni
Narni
Narni is an ancient hilltown and comune of Umbria, in central Italy, with 20,100 inhabitants, according to the 2003 census. At an altitude of 240 m , it overhangs a narrow gorge of the Nera River in the province of Terni. It is very close to the Geographic center of Italy...
a to oppose Hasdrubal, and was the first to send to Rome intelligence of the defeat of the latter. In 206 BC
206 BC
Year 206 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philo and Metellus...
he and Lucius Cornelius Lentulus
Lucius Cornelius Lentulus
Lucius Cornelius Lentulus was a consul of the Roman Republic in 199 BC.He was brother of Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus, the consul of 201 BC.Cornelius Lentulus achieved the praetorship in 211 BC and served in Sardinia. He then succeeded Scipio Africanus as proconsul in Spain, though he was denied a...
had the province of Hispania
Hispania
Another theory holds that the name derives from Ezpanna, the Basque word for "border" or "edge", thus meaning the farthest area or place. Isidore of Sevilla considered Hispania derived from Hispalis....
entrusted to them with proconsul
Proconsul
A proconsul was a governor of a province in the Roman Republic appointed for one year by the senate. In modern usage, the title has been used for a person from one country ruling another country or bluntly interfering in another country's internal affairs.-Ancient Rome:In the Roman Republic, a...
ar power. In the following year he conquered the Ausetani
Ausetani
The Ausetani were an ancient Iberian people of the Iberian peninsula . They are believed to be of Iberian language...
and Ilergetes
Ilergetes
The Ilergetes were an ancient Iberian people of the Iberian peninsula who inhabited the area around present-day Lleida. They are believed to be of Iberian language.-External links:*...
, who had rebelled against the Romans in consequence of the absence of Scipio
Scipio Africanus
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus , also known as Scipio Africanus and Scipio the Elder, was a general in the Second Punic War and statesman of the Roman Republic...
. He did not return to Rome until 199 BC
199 BC
Year 199 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Tappulus...
, but was prevented by the tribune Publius Porcius Laeca
Publius Porcius Laeca
Publius Porcius Laeca was the name of several Romans in the Republican era, including:-Publius Porcius Laeca :P. Porcius Laeca was tribune of the plebs in 199 BC, when he prevented Lucius Manlius Acidinus from entering Rome to celebrate an ovation granted by the senate. As tribune, he proposed the...
from entering the city in an ovation
Ovation
The ovation was a lower form of the Roman triumph. Ovations were granted, when war was not declared between enemies on the level of states, when an enemy was considered basely inferior or when the general conflict was resolved with little to no bloodshed or danger to the army itself.The general...
, which the senate had granted him.