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Aulus Hirtius (ca.
90-
43 BC) was one of the
consuls of
ancient Rome immediately after the
assassination of
Julius Caesar, and a
writer on
military subjects.
He was known to have been a
legate of Caesar's since about
54 BC, and served as an envoy to
Pompey in
50. During the
Roman Civil Wars he served in
Spain, he might have been a
tribune in
48, and in
47 was at
Antioch. He was a
praetor in
46 and
governor of
Transalpine Gaul in
45. Caesar had nominated Hirtius and
Pansa for the consulship for 43; after the assassination, Hirtius was deeply involved in the maneuvering between parties.
Initially a supporter of
Mark Antony, Hirtius was successfully lobbied by
Cicero, who was a personal friend, switched his allegiance to the senatorial party, and set out with an
army to attack Antony, who was besieging
Mutina. In concert with
Octavian, Hirtius compelled Antony to retire, but in the fighting Hirtius was slain (around
25 April or
27 April). He was honored with a public funeral, along with
Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus, who died a few days later.
Hirtius added an eighth
book to Caesar's
De Bello Gallico, and is the likely author of
De Bello Alexandrino. The ancients thought he also wrote the
De Bello Africo and
De Bello Hispaniensis, but it's now considered more likely that he acted as an editor. Hirtius' correspondence with Cicero was published in nine books, but hasn't survived.
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