Talk:Gaius Pomptinus

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Any source?

Brent Shaw, following Frontinus, has Gaius Pomptinius instead. No Lucius Pomptinus. 138.88.18.245 (talk) 01:38, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Disputed

The article cites no sources, so it's hard to address particulars. 01:59, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

"When Gannicus and Castus, two of Spartacus' former commanders, split from the main force with around 12,300 rebels," The number 12,300 seems to come from Plutarch's Life of Crassus, where it refers to the number the Romans killed in one battle, not the total number of rebels. (Brent D. Shaw, Spartacus and the Slave Wars, p. 135). Others may have escaped. So without any reliable sources, the numbers appear to be improper synthesis. 138.88.18.245 (talk) 01:59, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Pomptinus and another commander: Quintus Marcius Rufus, were dispatched to defeat them. Two legions were placed under his and Pomptinus' command," I am unaware of any source naming Lucius Pomptinus. Frontinus refers to Gaius Pomptinius and Lucius Marcus Rufus as co-commanders of a force of 12 cohorts. (Brent D. Shaw, Spartacus and the Slave Wars, p. 157). 138.88.18.245 (talk) 01:59, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think the title and content are dubious, and while an article on Gaius Pomptinius and an article on the battle at Cantenna may be useful, I think it better to start from scratch. 138.88.18.245 (talk) 01:59, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Moved

This article was previously at Lucius Pomptinus but I can find no evidence of such a man; Brill's New Pauly gives the name of the legate of Crassus in 71 as Gaius Pomptinus, and so I have moved the article there and rewritten based on what BNP says. Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 12:28, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The move was I think well warranted. There is only one Pomptinus in the records anyway. https://romanrepublic.ac.uk/person/?praenomen=&nomen=Pomptinus. Anyway, the MRR 2 index gives for the whole career: Leg Lieut 71... Pr 63. Promag (Procos?) Transalp Gaul 62 – 59, and in Italy waiting for his triumph 59 – 54. Leg Lieut 51 – 50. Not much more can be told of him. Ifly6 (talk) 15:03, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]