Manius Aquillius (cos. 101)

Broughton: Joining forces, Marius and Catulus together destroyed the Cimbri on July 30 (Roman calendar) near Vercellae (a). Extravagant praises and high honors (b) included the voting of a supplicatio of 15 days (c). He celebrated along with Catulus one triumph for his two victories (d). He set up memorials of his victory in Rome (e), and built a temple to Honos and Virtus (f). His renown as the saviour of his country, his political alliance with Saturninus and Glaucia, release of his soldiers to come to the elections in Rome, and according to Rutilius and others, bribery, all combined to secure his reelection over a Metellus, perhaps Numidicus, to a sixth consulship in 100 (g). Meantime Aquillius held command in Sicily in the war against the slaves (h; see 100, and 99, Promagistrates).