Lucius Veturius Philo (consul 206 BC)

Lucius Veturius Philo
NationalityRoman
OfficeConsul (206 BC)
Magister equitum (205 BC)
FatherLucius Veturius Philo
Military career
WarsSecond Punic War
Battle of the Metaurus (207 BC)
Battle of Zama (202 BC)

Lucius Veturius Philo (before 236 BC – after 202 BC) was a curule aedile in 210 BC,[1] praetor of Cisalpine Gaul in 209 BC,[2] propraetor of the same province in 208 BC,[2] consular legate in 207 BC, consul in 206 BC,[3] and magister equitum in 205 BC.[4] He was renowned for having been the first to announce to the Roman Senate the news of the great victory won over Hannibal Barca at the Battle of Zama, which ended the Second Punic War.

He served in the army of Gaius Claudius Nero as a consular legate, fighting at the Battle of the Metaurus, and was a close companion to his co-consul of 206 BC, Quintus Caecilius Metellus.

He is different from another Lucius Veturius Philo, his father, who served as consul in 220 BC and dictator in 217 BC.

  1. ^ "A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Paca'rius, De'cimus, Philo, Vetu'rius, Philo, Vetu'rius". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  2. ^ a b Livy. From the Founding of the City.
  3. ^ "Fasti Capitolini (1) - translation". www.attalus.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  4. ^ "Fasti Capitolini (1) - translation". www.attalus.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

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