Gaius Sosius [SEP] occupation
Gaius Sosius
Gaius Sosius was a Roman general and politician.
Gaius Sosius was elected quaestor in 66 BC and praetor in 49 BC. Upon the start of the civil war, he joined the party of the Senate sometimes called optimates by modern scholars (even though the term belongs to the era of Sulla and Marius). Upon the flight of Pompey to Greece, Sosius returned to Rome and submitted to Julius Caesar.
After the assassination of Caesar, Sosius joined the party of Mark Antony, by whom in 38
from "senex", an old man, while "Falco", a falcon, was inherited from the Pompeii; it frequently denoted someone whose feet resembled talons; the modern expression is "pigeon-toed". "Priscus", borne by some of the same family, was a common surname meaning "old" or "elder".
Members.
- Titus Sosius, grandfather of the consul Gaius Sosius, and probably father of the quaestor of 66 BC.
- Gaius Sosius T. f., quaestor