Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus
Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus (d.
43 BC),
consul of the
Roman Republic in 43 BC. He supported
Gaius Julius Caesar in the
Civil War.
Tribune in
51 BC, during the civil war between Julius Caesar and
Pompey, he joined the cause of the
Caesarians. After Caesar's assassination, however, he became one of the leading proponents for the return of the
Republic, and was elected consul in
43 BC, with
Aulus Hirtius. The two took command of the senatorial legions, marching north to engage
Marc Antony, now an enemy of the
Senate. On April 14,
43 BC, the two forces collided at the
Battle of Forum Gallorum. Although the Senate's forces proved victorious, Pansa was wounded and died a few days later.
*This article was taken, with modifications, from Matthew Bunson's "Dictionary of the Roman Empire"
