Quintus Arrius was a Roman praetor in 73 BC. In the next year he should follow Gaius Verres as governor of Sicilia. But first he had to support the consuls Lucius Gellius Publicola and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus in the Third Servile War against the leaders of the rebellious slaves, Spartacus and

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. In the battle in which Arrius conquered Crixus 20,000 slaves are said to have been killed; but Arrius was soon after defeated by Spartacus. A scholiast on Cicero said that Quintus Arrius thereafter went to Sicily to take over this province from Verres, but died on the way there.Scholiasta Gronovianus in Cicero, ''Divinatio in Q. Caecilium'' 3, p. 382 ed. Orelli. However, the scholiast does not seem to be well informed, and the veracity of his assertion is doubtful.

Elimar Klebs Elimar Klebs (15 October 1852 – 16 May 1918) was a German historian of ancient history. He was the brother of botanist Georg Klebs. Biography Klebs was born in Braunsberg (Braniewo), Prussia. He studied in Berlin under Theodor Mommsen a ...

''Arrius 7''
in: '' Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft'', vol. II,1, c. 1252 It only can be said that Quintus Arrius did not govern Sicilia.

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''Arrius 7''
in: '' Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft'', vol. II,1 (1895), c. 1252

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70s BC deaths Year of death uncertain Year of birth unknown 1st-century BC Romans

Quintus Quintus is a male given name derived from '' Quintus'', a common Latin forename (''praenomen'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Quintus derives from Latin word ''quintus'', meaning "fifth". Quintus is an English masculine given name and ...

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