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tells that he was prorogued in 204, but remains silent on the following years; he might have stayed there until the end of the war in 202. In any case, Flamininus had a good relationship with the Greek population of
Tarentum. During his time there, he also became familiar with the Greek language
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His uncle likely died in
Tarentum in 205, and it seems that Flamininus was given his command since he was already on-site. Becoming propraetor before 25 was an extraordinary achievement, but it can be explained by the fact that experienced commanders were used abroad at the end of the Second Punic
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elected him in second place, after Aelius. Plutarch tells that he owed his success to his land distributions in the commissions that made him popular among the settlers, who voted for him in return. The other consul likewise lacked any notable military achievement, and was elected thanks to his
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had not yet been formally organised in these years, but his bid for election still broke the tradition. He was even younger than Scipio
Africanus, elected consul in 205 at 31, who had for him impressive military records and prestigious family support. In contrast, Flamininus came from a smaller
583:, but Hannibal committed suicide to avoid being taken prisoner. According to Plutarch, many senators reproached Flamininus for having cruelly caused the death of an enemy who had now become harmless. Although nothing is known of him after this, Flamininus seems to have died around 174.
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and made it his naval yard and his main provisioning port. During the period from 197 to 194 BC, from his seat in
Elateia, Flamininus directed the political affairs of the Greek states. In 196 BC Flamininus appeared at the
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against Philip V of
Macedon. Although several scholars have thought that the lottery was rigged in favour of Flamininus, it appears that he was just lucky; the known instances of rigged sortitions took place much later.
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Flamininus was chosen because of his military competence and knowledge of Greek, so he could deal with the situation in Macedonia.
511:, although it seems more likely that Flamininus understood freedom as liberty for the aristocracy of Greece, who would then become clients of Rome, as opposed to being subjected to Macedonian hegemony.
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Flamininus was chosen because of his military competence and knowledge of Greek to deal with the situation in Macedonia.
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thought that he was a member of the political faction led by the Fabii. However this view has been contested, because the Fabii were in decline after the death of Buteo and the
Cunctator.
218:, as a symbol of his family on a denarius he minted. Flamininus' father — also named Titus — is not known. He had two sons: the elder, Titus Flamininus, was born c.228, the younger
208:— during the third quarter of the third century. The cognomen Flamininus borne by his descendants derives from this prestigious priesthood. Flamininus' great grandson later put an
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and was a great admirer of Greek culture, and the Greeks hailed him as their liberator; they minted coins with his portrait, and in some cities he was deified. According to
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followed soon after. At the end of the third century, the
Quinctii regained a good status among the political class, as shown by Flamininus' uncle Caeso who built the
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Tarentum.
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who was consul with Gaius Aurelius in 200 BC, according to Livy, as general during the Second Macedonian War. He chased Philip V of Macedon out of most of Southern
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says that Quintus Fabius Buteo, who later served under him in Greece, was his wife's nephew. The Buteones were very influential at the time thanks to
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in charge of the Roman garrison. Rome kept a strong military presence into this Greek city because it had previously defected to Hannibal.
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Titus Quinctius Flamininus: Philhellenism and Realpolitik
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98:Battles/wars
1003:XXXVII:57 (
560:along with
529:Meanwhile,
509:Philhellene
459:making the
152:(ca. 1879).
65:Nationality
1292:Categories
1178:Jörg Rüpke
1080:Wikisource
1029:Livy 41.28
1018:Flamininus
1016:Plutarch,
988:Flamininus
986:Plutarch,
885:Flamininus
883:Plutarch,
809:Flamininus
807:Plutarch,
778:Flamininus
776:Plutarch,
707:Flamininus
705:Plutarch,
667:Flamininus
665:Plutarch,
618:Flamininus
531:Eumenes II
409:aedileship
317:propraetor
445:proconsul
416:sortition
400:posterior
260:Cunctator
240:praenomen
177:patrician
52:c. 229 BC
1318:Quinctii
1098:Polybius
1086:Plutarch
912:(1976).
893:dea Roma
765:xxxii. 7
620:, p. 31.
581:Carthage
577:Hannibal
539:Seleucid
535:Pergamum
484:Anticyra
453:Thessaly
383:such as
313:Tarentum
309:quaestor
297:Hannibal
248:Polybius
185:Quinctia
115:(194 BC)
104:(197 BC)
84:(189 BC)
79:(198 BC)
1270:189 BC
1228:198 BC
811:, 1, 2.
497:Corinth
473:Illyria
465:talents
457:legions
350:Venusia
342:Samnium
206:Jupiter
113:Triumph
1020:20–21.
999:Livy,
969:Livy,
953:
924:
858:
763:Livy,
558:censor
520:Achaea
516:Sparta
488:Phocis
469:Greece
437:Greece
346:Apulia
279:. The
254:, the
220:Lucius
216:Flamen
165:Greece
109:Awards
82:Censor
77:Consul
73:Office
60:174 BC
37:stater
1264:with
1222:with
587:Notes
541:king
501:Greek
323:War.
244:Caeso
235:Fabii
228:augur
161:Roman
68:Roman
35:Gold
1066:Livy
951:ISBN
922:ISBN
889:Zeus
856:ISBN
780:, 2.
709:, 1.
669:, 1.
505:Livy
471:and
387:and
344:and
325:Livy
211:apex
181:gens
57:Died
49:Born
1114:on
1110:by
990:15.
533:of
495:in
486:in
451:in
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