person
Aulus Gabinius
Gabinius
Roman tribune 67 (carried the lex Gabinia for Pompey against the pirates), consul 58 BC with L. Piso; governor of Syria 57-55 BC. Convicted on his return.
Reading notes
- Philippica XIV §24 which has befallen no man but Aulus Gabinius
A. Gabinius, consul of 58 BC, is cited as the one commander ever refused a thanksgiving though he asked for it. The point underlines how exceptional and deserved the present thanksgiving is.
- Second Philippic §48 the journey to Alexandria
In 55 BC Antony served as cavalry commander under the proconsul Aulus Gabinius in the campaign to restore Ptolemy XII Auletes to the Egyptian throne, undertaken against the Senate's will.