Titus Didius was a politician and general of the Roman Republic.
10 Facts About Titus Didius
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Titus Didius is credited with the restoration of the Villa Publica, and for his command in Hispania Citerior.
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Titus Didius held two Triumphs, one for his victories over the Scordisci, another for his victories in Spain.
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Titus Didius belonged to the plebeian gens Didia, which was relatively new in Roman politics.
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Titus Didius first appears in history as triumvir monetalis, one of the three men tasked with minting coins, probably in 113 or 112.
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Titus Didius held office in 103 BC as a tribune of the Plebs.
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Titus Didius is noted for attempting to veto fellow tribune Gaius Norbanus's prosecution of Quintus Servilius Caepio in the aftermath of the Battle of Arausio, which resulted in him being driven off from the proceedings by force.
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In 98 BC Titus Didius was elected consul alongside Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos.
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Titus Didius lured them in with promises of land to live on, and when the families assembled within the Roman castra in good faith, he had them all killed.
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Titus Didius was awarded the Grass Crown for crushing an insurrection in and around Castulo.