person
L. Paulo
also: Lucius Paulus, L. Pauli et M. Catonis, Lucius Paulus and Marcus Cato, Pauli, Paulus
L. Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, consul 182 and 168 BC, conqueror of Perseus at Pydna (168) and victor of the celebrated triumph of 167. Father of Scipio Aemilianus and Q. Fabius Maximus Aemilianus, model of austere senatorial virtue. He is a standing exemplum in Cicero (Verr. 2.1.55; De off. 2.76).
Reading notes
- On the Ends of Good and Evil §5.70 L. Paulus, when he was carried up that same river bringing King Perses captive
Lucius Aemilius Paulus defeated and captured Perseus, last king of Macedon, at Pydna in 168 BC, then sailed up the Tiber in his triumphal galley. Cicero pairs his triumph with the elder Scipio's as joys born of virtue.
- Tusculan Disputations §3.70 Lucius Paulus, who lost two sons within a few days
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (cos. 182, 168 BC), victor at Pydna, who lost his two younger sons within days around his triumph and bore it with public composure. A model of Roman fortitude in grief.