Marcus Pomponius Matho

Marcus Pomponius Matho was a Roman politician in the third century BC.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

Matho himself was consul in 231 BC, together with Gaius Papirius Maso as his colleague. In that year, he went to war against a revolt in the Roman province of Sardinia, failing to stop it.^[1] In 217 BC, he served as Praetor. In 204 BC, he died serving in the capacity of Augur.^[2]

Family

He was a member of gens Pomponia. His brother Marcus Pomponius Matho, held the consulship in 233 BC.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Titus Livius, XXIX, 38, 17
^ ^a ^b Zonaras, VIII, 18
^ ^a ^b Tassilo Schmitt, The New Pauly's Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquity, Vol.10 p.121

[:1-1] Titus Livius, XXIX, 38, 17

[:2-2] Zonaras, VIII, 18

[:0-3] Tassilo Schmitt, The New Pauly's Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquity, Vol.10 p.121

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