Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus

Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus (? – died around 32 B.C.) was a Roman statesman.

Biography

Lucius Bibulus was the son of Julius Caesar's implacable enemy Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus and possibly, Porcia Catonis (daughter of Cato the Younger), although it is disputed. His two elder brothers were killed in Egypt by some of the soldiery which Aulus Gabinius had left there after having restored Ptolemy Auletes to the throne. His father died in 48 BC from the exhaustion and strain of commanding the republican fleets against Caesar. After Caesar's murder, Lucius chose the side of Marcus Junius Brutus, Porcia's new husband, for whom he fought at the battle of Philippi. After the defeat of Caesar's murderers, he surrendered to Marcus Antonius who later gave him command of his fleet. Bibulus was later made governor of Syria by Augustus and he died around 32 BC. Bibulus also wrote a short biography on his step-father Brutus which Plutarch used as a source.

See also

• List of Roman governors of Syria

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bibulus". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Bibliography

• Gilson, Mary; Rosetta Palazzi (1997). review by Federica Ciccolella and Roberto Blanco (ed.). Dizionario di Mitologia e dell'Antichità Classica (in Italian). Bologna: Zanichelli. ISBN 978-88-08-09118-5.