Caius Hostilius Mancinus

Caius Hostilius Mancinus made plebeian party of people Hostilius. His/her father Aulus Hostilius Mancinus (consul in 170 before j-c.). Towards 140 before j-c, he is Préteur. The senate sends it to fight against Numantins, left in spite of the contrary signs, whereas it had arrived at Numance, it decided to start by taking again in hand the army of Pompeius, that he had received and gained an uninhabited place. This day was being one feastday annual for Numantins, four thousand their soldiers took the departure of the Romans for an escape and cut in parts twenty thousand Romans. Mancinus concludes a treaty with the enemies on the basis from their conditions, with his questeur Tiberius Gracchus like guarantor. The treaty not having been approved by the Senate, Mancinus was delivered to Numantins, which desired step of him. In 137 before j-c, he is consul. As a consul, it controls Hispania citerior, his colleague with the consulate Hispania Ulterior. It was excluded from the senators, then was again member of the Roman senate, while becoming again Préteur. Nothing known on the end of its life.

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