The Real Corbulo (Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo)

[Slenderman]

I was watching the FUD video for the 5th time today and was was wondering who Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo was. Corbulo Academy bears his name so this is his "real" story. This information comes from http://en.wikipedia....omitius_Corbulo. These are some of the key facts about him:

• Full name is Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo
  
• Born in 7AD
  
• Died in 67AD at 60 years old.
  
• Was a Roman General
  
• Brother in law was the emperor of Rome from 37 AD to 41 AD. His name was Caligula.
  
• born in Italy into a senatorial family
  
• His father had the same name. His mother was called Vistilia
  
• Was consul in 39 during the reign of Caligula
  

 

 

Descent

 

Corbulo was born in Italy into a senatorial family. His father (who entered the senate as a formal praetor under Tiberius) had the same name and his mother was named Vistilia, who came from a family who held the praetorship.

[edit]Reign of Caligula

 

The early career of Corbulo is unknown but he was consul in 39 during the reign of Caligula, his brother-in-law through Caligula's marriage to Corbulo's half-sisterMilonia Caesonia.

[edit]In Germania Inferior

 

 

 

 

 

Statue of Corbulo in Voorburg, Netherlands

 

 

After Caligula's assassination, Corbulo's career went into a halt until, in 47, when the new Emperor Claudius made him commander of the Germania Inferior armies, with base camp in Cologne.

The new assignment was a difficult one and Corbulo had to deal with major rebellions and violence outbreaks coming from Cherusci and Chauci Germanic tribes. During his stay inGermania, the general ordered the construction of a canal between the rivers Rhine and Meuse.[1] Parts of this engineering work, known as Fossa Corbulonis or Corbulo's Canal, have been found at archeological digs. Its course is about identical to the Vliet, which connects the modern towns of Leiden (ancient Matilo) and Voorburg (Forum Hadriani).

[edit]In the east

 

For more details on this topic, see Roman-Parthian War of 58–63.

Corbulo returned to Rome, where he stayed until 52, when he was named governor of the province of Asia. Following Claudius' death in 54, the new emperor Nero sent him to the eastern provinces to deal with the Armenian question. After some delay, he took the offensive in 58, and, reinforced by troops from Germany, attacked Tiridates, king of Armenia and brother of Vologases I of Parthia. Artaxata and Tigranocerta were captured by his legions (III Gallica, VI Ferrata, and X Fretensis), and Tigranes, who had been brought up in Rome and was the obedient servant of the government, was installed king of Armenia.

In 61 Tigranes invaded Adiabene, an integral portion of the Parthian Kingdom, and a conflict between Rome and Parthia seemed unavoidable. Vologases, however, thought it better to come to terms. It was agreed that both the Roman and Parthian troops should evacuate Armenia, that Tigranes should be dethroned, and the position of Tiridates recognized. The Roman government declined to accede to these arrangements, and Lucius Caesennius Paetus, governor of Cappadocia, was ordered to settle the question by bringing Armenia under direct Roman administration.

The protection of Syria in the meantime claimed all of Corbulo's attention. Lucius Caesannius Paetus, a weak and incapable commander, who "despised the fame acquired by Corbulo (2), suffered a severe defeat at Rhandeia (62), where he was surrounded and forced to capitulate to the Parthians and evacuated to Armenia. The command of the troops was again entrusted to Corbulo. In 63 AD, with a strong army, he crossed the Euphrates, but Tiridates declined to give battle and arranged a peace. At Rhandea he laid down his diadem at the foot of the emperor's statue, promising not to resume it until he received it from the hand of Nero himself in Rome.

 

 

Fall and death

 

After two failed plots by noblemen and senators, including Corbulo's son-in-law Roman Senator Lucius Annius Vinicianus, to overthrow Nero in 62, he became suspicious of Corbulo and his support among the Roman masses. In 67 disturbances broke out in Judaea and Nero, ordering Vespasian to take command of the Roman forces, summoned Corbulo, as well as two brothers who were the governors of Upper and Lower Germany, to Greece. On his arrival at Cenchreae, the port of Corinth, messengers from Nero met Corbulo, and ordered him to commit suicide, which he loyally obeyed by falling on his own sword, saying,"Axios!".[2]

Edited October 6, 2012 by Absolute Dog
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[a live dinosaur]

Interesting stuff, I was wondering who that was. I think FUD is great so far too, Cannot wait for next Friday

[Robius5991]

Yeah, it seems that 343, just like you, did their research into Corbulo to make some good references within their series. I look forward into seeing if they elaborate on the Roman General. Good job with your research!

[Slenderman]

Yeah, it seems that 343, just like you, did their research into Corbulo to make some good references within their series. I look forward into seeing if they elaborate on the Roman General. Good job with your research!

Thank you!

[iTz Vplus2]

Cologne? Sweet, that's about 1 hour by train from where i live

[N@han FloreZ]

Its so cool that the Halo universe has stuff from the real world, maybe one day the opposite will be true too.

[SykoWolf]

AXIOS!

 

A motto to live by

[Twisted Oracle]

AXIOS!

 

A motto to live by

 

Very true

[Sierra1117]

I had to write a paper in my Latin class about an magi nary Roman slave, so I thought about FUD and said I was a descendant of General Corbulo so thanks for the good grade 343