Quintus Servilius Caepio (consul 140 BC)

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Quintus Servilius Caepio was a Roman statesman. The son of Gnaeus Servilius Caepio, he served as consul in 140 BC alongside Gaius Laelius Sapiens. He was the father of Quintus Servilius Caepio (consul 106 BC)

He conducted the Lusitanian War against Viriatus, succeeding his brother, Quintus Fabius Maximus Servilianus, who had already made a treaty with Viriatus but, being unfavorable to Roman interests, Caepio managed to nullify and declared open war against Viriatus. Caepio instigated a conspiracy against Viriatus, after winning a battle against the latter. But when Viriatus' murderers claimed him the reward they were promised, Caepio ordered to kill them with a phrase that became famous: "Rome does not pay traitors". He treated his soldiers so poorly that at one time he was almost killed by his own cavalry. [1]

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References

  1. Smith, William (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. 1. Boston, Little. p.  534.
Preceded by Consul of the Roman Republic
140 BC
With: Gaius Laelius Sapiens
Succeeded by