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'''Lupicinus''' was a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] military in [[late antiquity]]. |
'''Lupicinus''' was a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] military commander in [[late antiquity]]. |
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Lupicinus, who is not to be confused with [[Lupicinus (magister equitum)|Flavius Lupicinus]], an earlier military, appears first in the ''schola Gentilium'' fighting the [[Alemanni|Alamanni]] in 368.<ref>[[Ammianus]] 27,10,12.</ref> He then seems to have been [[tribune]] in [[Pannonia]]. |
Lupicinus, who is not to be confused with [[Lupicinus (magister equitum)|Flavius Lupicinus]], an earlier military commander, appears first in the ''schola Gentilium'' fighting the [[Alemanni|Alamanni]] in 368.<ref>[[Ammianus]] 27,10,12.</ref> He then seems to have been [[tribune]] in [[Pannonia]]. |
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In 376 he appears as the commander of Roman troops in the [[Diocese of Thrace]]. There he oversaw the settlement of the [[Goths]] within the empire along the Lower [[Danube]], after which, he proceeded to extort and starve them until they broke into an open revolt that led to the [[Gothic War (376–382)|Gothic War]] of 376. After orchestrating a failed assassination attempt of the Gothic leaders while ostensibly meeting with them to discuss a peace, Lupicinus led his troops into a total defeat at the [[Battle of Marcianople]]. It was said that Lupicinus' actions in the battle were both foolish and cowardly. He was apparently superseded by new commanders in 377. It is unknown if Lupicinus was cashiered, executed or killed in subsequent battles. |
In 376 he appears as the commander of Roman troops in the [[Diocese of Thrace]]. There he oversaw the settlement of the [[Goths]] within the empire along the Lower [[Danube]], after which, he proceeded to extort and starve them until they broke into an open revolt that led to the [[Gothic War (376–382)|Gothic War]] of 376. After orchestrating a failed assassination attempt of the Gothic leaders while ostensibly meeting with them to discuss a peace, Lupicinus led his troops into a total defeat at the [[Battle of Marcianople]]. It was said that Lupicinus' actions in the battle were both foolish and cowardly. He was apparently superseded by new commanders in 377. It is unknown if Lupicinus was cashiered, executed or killed in subsequent battles. |
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Lupicinus was a Roman military commander in late antiquity.
Lupicinus, who is not to be confused with Flavius Lupicinus, an earlier military commander, appears first in the schola Gentilium fighting the Alamanni in 368.[1] He then seems to have been tribune in Pannonia.
In 376 he appears as the commander of Roman troops in the Diocese of Thrace. There he oversaw the settlement of the Goths within the empire along the Lower Danube, after which, he proceeded to extort and starve them until they broke into an open revolt that led to the Gothic War of 376. After orchestrating a failed assassination attempt of the Gothic leaders while ostensibly meeting with them to discuss a peace, Lupicinus led his troops into a total defeat at the Battle of Marcianople. It was said that Lupicinus' actions in the battle were both foolish and cowardly. He was apparently superseded by new commanders in 377. It is unknown if Lupicinus was cashiered, executed or killed in subsequent battles.
References
- Otto Seeck, Lupicinus 2, in Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, vol. XIII,2 (1927), Sp. 1844–1845
- Lupicinus 3, in The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. 1, pp. 519f.