#roman generals

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The Germanicus of Amelia

* Amelia Terni, Italy

* Civic Archaeological Museum, Amelia

Portale informazioni turistiche della città di Amelia: The Germanicus statue

Attribution:

Moreno Lupparelli, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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ISO

I ALMOST did it. I almost took the lazy modern way and just downloaded an AI art app and told it what I wanted. But I won't do it. Making a difference and saving art means not being lazy or cheap.

So with that said I know theres a lot of art blogs I follow and who follow me and all that good stuff so if anyone thinks they would be up for the challenge of illustrating some historical figures for me I'd be very happy to see some examples of your art style and if it's what I'm looking for and come to an agreement on commissions and stuff.

Namely I need Pompeius Magnus in the style of a Lee Pace looking dude... So give me Lee Pace with gingery curls in a toga or Roman general's uniform basically

[paladin-andric]

Rome Total War Roman generals > any other generals ever

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10 October, 19 CE - Germanicus died at Antioch (aged 33 )

* Beziers, France

* between circa 14 CE and circa 23 CE

* marble

* Musée Saint-Raymond

source; Musée Saint-Raymond, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo by Pierre Selim

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Crispus (b. 295/305 CE - 326 CE)

* son of Constantine the Great and Minervina

* Caesar  between 317 CE and 326 CE

* 318-324: victorious general & admiral in wars against Germans and rival emperor Licinius

* according to contemporary historian Eusebius Of Caesarea Crispus was “ an Imperator most dear to God and in all regards comparable to his father."(Wikipedia).

* 326 CE: executed by his father

* Coin: minted in Sirmium, 322-323 CE;  issued by Constantine the Great

* obverse: "FL IVL CRIS-PVS NOB CAES" 

* reverse: "VICTORIA CRISPI CAES // SIRM". Armoured  Victoria and Erotes are depicted in the coin.

* Berlin Antikensammlung

https://smb.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=objekt&oges=170987&cachesLoaded=true

Provenance/rights: Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Creator: Dirk Sonnenwald ; Copyright Notice;CC BY-NC-SA

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Symposium scene by Ian Scott Via Flickr: A symposium (dinner party), from a painted frieze from a small mausoleum (colombarium) near Porta Maggione. The mausoleum was owned by the family of T. Statilius Taurus, an aristocrat close to the emperor Augustus. Dated ca. 25-1 BC. The scenes in the painting depict the Aeneas and Romulus legends, suggesting that the mausoleum was intended to celebrate Roman identity and connect that identity with the family interred within. The scenes include the love between Rhea Silvia and the god Mars, as well as the birth of the divine twins. At the time of its discovery the frieze included painted captions that are now all but gone, preserved only in a 19th-century watercolour reproduction. National Museum of Rome, Palazzo Massimo.

Titus Statilius Taurus (1st century BCE-1st century CE)

"New man”, a general, wealthy statesman and the most famous male member of the family.  Also a great-grandfather of empress Statilia Messalina (Nero’s third wife)

* 37 BCE - suffect consul and an ally of Marcus Antonius. Was “loaned” to Octavianus and participated in a victorius war against Sextus Pompeius in Sicily.

* 37-34 BCE - conquered Africa Procunsularis

* 34 BCE - Triumph in Rome. Was one of the Octavian’s generals during the Dalmatian campaign.

* 31 BCE - Commanded Octavian’s land forces in Actium

* 29 BCE - Inauguration of Amphitheatre of Statilius Taurus. The bulding was the first permanent amphitheatre in Rome and was built and paid by Statilius Taurus. It was destroyed in the great fire of 64 CE 

* 29 BCE  - Campaigned in Spain against Hispanic tribes. (succesfully)

* 26 BCE -  consulship together with Augustus

* 16 BCE - 14 CE - Urban prefect of Rome

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Drusus Maior (January 14, 38 BCE - Summer, 9 BCE)

* issued by Claudius in 41/42 CE (soon after he became the emperor)

* obverse: head of Drusus, NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP

* reverse: triumphal arch and an equestrian statue between two tropae..  DE / GERM

* Coin Collection, University of Ruhr (Bochum)

https://westfalen.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=objekt&oges=7671&cachesLoaded=true

Source: Münzsammlung der Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Creator- Robert Dylka; Copyright Notice: CC BY-NC-SA   

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Roman civil war commanders - Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus

Roman senator, two-times consul and loyal supporter of both Caesar and  Octavianus. Admittedly his military career could have been brighter, although he did command successfully the center of Caesar’s army at the decisive battle of Pharsalus. But he also suffered a couple of crushing defeats during civil wars and for example in December 48 BCE his army was almost wiped out by king Pharnaces. Only Caesar’s swift intervention (veni, vici, vici) saved his neck. And during the war between triumvirs and republican assassins/liberators  he suffered a naval defeat against Brutus’ and Cassius’ fleet while trying to bring reinforcements to Macedonia. Two legions were lost.

In 40 BCE he became consul for a second time and following year he was sent to govern Hispania.The coin - with bearded image of Hercules -  is from this period (39-36 BCE). In Spain Calvinus’ military endeavors were probably more successful since his troops saluted him as a imperator and he was also awarded a triumph. 

It seems that Calvinus remained in Augustus’ favour during the later stages of his career since in the 20s BCE he was a member of Arval Brethren -  an ancient and salient priesthood that was revived during Augustus’ reign. Only the members of imperial family and close allies were “eligible” for this office. 

https://smb.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=objekt&oges=170921&cachesLoaded=true

Source:  Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Creator: Lutz-Jürgen Lübke (Lübke und Wiedemann)           Copyright Notice:CC BY-NC-SA