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Gnaeus Servilius Caepio (consul 253 BC)

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Gnaeus Servilius Caepio was a Roman statesman and general during the middle era of the Roman Republic. He was one of the two consuls of 253 BCE, serving with Gaius Sempronius Blaesus. He was consul during the First Punic War against Carthage. During his consulship Servilius Caepio commanded Rome's land forces on Sicily, while his consular colleague led a fleet to Africa.[1]

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  1. ^ Jona Lendering, De Vergeten Oorlog, p. 99; The Histories, 1.39.1; Diodorus, Bibliotheca historica, 23.19.1; Zonaras, 8, fr.14.

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Political offices
Preceded by Roman consul
255 BCE
with Gaius Sempronius Blaesus
Succeeded by