Gaius Carrinas, was a Roman politician, general and consul. Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire
In 45 BC, Carrinas was sent on the orders of Julius Caesar to Spain to fight Sextus and Gnaeus Pompeius. Year 45 BC was the year the Julian calendar went into effect According to this calendar it was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar Gnaeus Popmeius should not be confused with his father Gnaeus Pompeius '''Magnus''', known as "Pompey the Great As he was unsuccessful in putting down the two Pompeii and the last remnants of the Republicans, he was superseded by Gaius Asinius Pollio. Gaius Asinius Pollio (sometimes wrongly called Pollius or Philo) (75 BC &ndash AD 4 was a Roman Orator, Poet After the establishment of the Second Triumvirate in 43 BC, Carrinas together with Publius Ventidius Bassus was appointed consul suffectus for the remainder of the year. See also the Second Triumvirate (Argentina which held power in 1812 Year 43 BC was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Publius Ventidius Bassus was a Roman General and one of Julius Caesar 's protégées In 41 BC, Octavian made Carrinas governor of Spain, where he warred with Bocchus II. Year 41 BC was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Bocchus II was king of Mauretania. Son of Sosus of Mauretania (Mastanesosus who was dead in 49 B In 36 BC, Octavian sent him with three legions against Sextus Pompeius in Sicily. Year 36 BC was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. In 31 BC Carrinas was made proconsular governor of Gaul, where he successfully fought against the rebellious Morini and drove the invading Suebi back across the Rhine back, for which he was honoured with a triumph in 29 BC. Year 31 BC was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Gaul (Gallia was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western The Morini were a Belgic tribe in the time of the Roman Empire. The Suebi or Suevi (from Proto-Germanic * swēbaz based on the Proto-Germanic root * swē- meaning "one's own" Year 29 BC was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar.
Carrinas was the son of the Marian commander Gaius Carrinas. Gaius Carrinas (d 82 BC was a Roman politician and general Carrinas as a leading member of the Marian party fought in the civil war against Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
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- Appian, B. C. iv. 83, v. 26, 112;
- Dion Cass. xlvii. 15, li. 21, 22.