Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus

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Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus (d. 43 BC), consul of the Roman Republic in 43 BC. He supported Gaius Julius Caesar in the Civil War.

Tribune in 51 BC, during the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey, he joined the cause of the Caesarians. After Caesar's assassination, however, he became one of the leading proponents for the return of the Republic, and was elected consul in 43 BC, with Aulus Hirtius. The two took command of the senatorial legions, marching north to engage Marc Antony, now an enemy of the Senate. On April 14, 43 BC, the two forces collided at the Battle of Forum Gallorum. Although the Senate's forces proved victorious, Pansa was wounded and died a few days later.

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This article was taken, with modifications, from Matthew Bunson's "Dictionary of the Roman Empire"

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