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{{Short description|Ancient Roman general and statesman}}
'''Gnaeus Servilius Caepio''' was a Roman statesman and general during the middle era of the [[Roman Republic]]. He was one of the two [[Roman consul|consuls]] of [[253 BC|253 BCE]], serving with [[Gaius Sempronius Blaesus (consul 253 BC)|Gaius Sempronius Blaesus]]. He was consul during the [[First Punic War]] against [[Ancient Carthage|Carthage]]. During his consulship Servilius Caepio commanded Rome's land forces on [[Sicilia (Roman province)|Sicily]], while his consular colleague led a fleet to Africa.<ref>[[Jona Lendering]], ''De Vergeten Oorlog'', p. 99; ''[[The Histories (Polybius)|The Histories]]'', 1.39.1; [[Diodorus Siculus|Diodorus]], ''[[Bibliotheca historica]]'', 23.19.1; [[Joannes Zonaras|Zonaras]], 8, fr.14.</ref>
==References==
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==Sources==
* [[Jona Lendering]], ''De Vergeten Oorlog'', Utrecht, Uitgeverij Omniboek, 2022, ISBN 9789401918640.
* [[Polybius]], ''[[The Histories (Polybius)|The Histories]]'', book 1.
* [[Diodorus Siculus|Diodorus]], ''[[Bibliotheca historica]]'', book 23.
* [[Joannes Zonaras|Zonaras]], book 4, fragment 14.
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{{s-aft|after=[[Gaius Aurelius Cotta (consul 252 BC)|Gaius Aurelius Cotta]]|after2=[[Publius Servilius Geminus]]}}
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[[Category:3rd-century BC Roman consuls]]
[[Category:Roman commanders of the First Punic War]]
[[Category:Ancient Roman generals]]
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
[[Category:Year of death uncertain]]
[[Category:Servilii Caepiones]]
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