Publius Manlius Vulso was a member of the Roman patrician gens Manlia. In 210 BC he was

praetor Praetor ( , ), also pretor, was the title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i) the commander of an army, and (ii) as an elected '' magistratus'' (magistrate), assigned to discharge vario ...

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Life

Publius Manlius Vulso held the office of praetor in the middle of the Roman fight against

Hannibal Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...

, which is called the

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(218-201 BC). He commanded two legions in order to defend Sardinia against the Carthaginians. Yet a Punic fleet led by Hamilcar ravaged at the end of the summer of 210 BC

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, a city on the north-east coast of the island. When Manlius and his army appeared on the battlefield the Carthaginians sailed on and devastated the district of Carales (today

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).Livius, ''Ab Urbe Condita'' 26.28.12; 27.6.13-14; 27.7.14. Nothing else is known about the life of Manlius.

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References

* Friedrich Münzer: ''Manlius 98''. In: '' Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft'', vol. XIV, 1 (1928), col. 1224. {{DEFAULTSORT:Manlius Vulso, Publius Vulso, Publius Ancient Roman generals 3rd-century BC Romans Roman patricians