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Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus

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Although Domitius Calvinus' career does not show any particular ability, either in politics (he obtained his first consulship only after scandalous
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Domitius Calvinus's activities immediately after the death of Caesar are unknown, but in 43 BC he was a strong supporter of
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activities, an inscription shows that in 20 BC he was still alive and a member of the important
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and Octavianus' army, however, his fleet was destroyed by the enemy in the
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to support the Caesar/Octavianus party from the very beginning.
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who was bringing the Syrian legions to Pompey. At the decisive
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Calvinus had a daughter named Domitia Calvina who married
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campaign in 42 BC, he had to bring reinforcements from
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Domitius Calvinus

Hercules
simpulum
aspergillum
axe
apex
denarius
Roman
general
senator
consul
partisan
Caesar
Octavianus
noble family
elected
scandal
Civil War
Pompey
Metellus Scipio
Battle of Pharsalus
army
governor
Asia
Pharnaces
Bosphorus
Pontus
Battle of Nicopolis
Armenia

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