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Marcus Pomponius Matho

Marcus Pomponius Matho

Third-century BC Roman consul

Marcus Pomponius Matho was a Roman politician in the third century BC.[1][2][3]

Career

Matho himself was consul in 231 BC, together with Gaius Papirius Maso as his colleague. In that year, he went to war against a revolt in the Roman province of Sardinia, failing to stop it.[1] In 217 BC, he served as Praetor. In 204 BC, he died serving in the capacity of Augur.[2]

Family

He was a member of gens Pomponia. His brother Marcus Pomponius Matho, held the consulship in 233 BC.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Titus Livius, XXIX, 38, 17
  2. [2]
    Zonaras, VIII, 18
  3. [3]
    Tassilo Schmitt, The New Pauly's Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquity, Vol.10 p.121
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