Gaius Aquillius Florus Explained

Gaius Aquillius Florus was one of the two consuls of the Roman Republic in the year 259 BCE. His consular colleague was Lucius Cornelius Scipio. Together they fought in the ongoing First Punic War.

Aquillius Floris fought the Carthaginian general Hamilcar on Sicily while his consular collegae attacked the Carthaginian fleet based in Corsica.[1] In 258 BCE, Florus' command was prorogued and he continued his campaign as proconsul.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Smith, William . Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . 1870 . 177 . 2007-08-17 . 2006-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060822010105/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/index.html . dead .
  2. [T.R.S. Broughton]