# Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus

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Roman statesman (died c. 32 B.C.)

**Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus** (? – died around 32 B.C.) was a Roman statesman. He was the son of the consul [Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus](/source/Marcus_Calpurnius_Bibulus).[1]

## Biography

Lucius Bibulus was the son of [Julius Caesar](/source/Julius_Caesar)'s implacable enemy [Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus](/source/Marcus_Calpurnius_Bibulus). His mother could possibly have been [Porcia Catonis](/source/Porcia_Catonis) (daughter of [Cato the Younger](/source/Cato_the_Younger)), although it is disputed, most likely he was a son by his father's first unknown wife.[2][3] His two elder brothers were killed in Egypt by some of the soldiery which [Aulus Gabinius](/source/Aulus_Gabinius) had left there after having restored [Ptolemy Auletes](/source/Ptolemy_Auletes) to the throne. His father died in 48 BC from the exhaustion and strain of commanding the republican fleets against Caesar. After Caesar's murder, Lucius chose the side of [Marcus Junius Brutus](/source/Marcus_Junius_Brutus), Porcia's new husband, for whom he fought at the [battle of Philippi](/source/Battle_of_Philippi).[2][3] After the defeat of Caesar's murderers, he surrendered to [Marcus Antonius](/source/Mark_Antony) who later gave him command of his fleet. Bibulus was later made governor of Syria by [Augustus](/source/Augustus) and he died around 32 BC. He was also possibly the same Bibulus also wrote a short biography on Brutus which [Plutarch](/source/Plutarch) used as a source.[4] Although that Bibulus may have been a younger half-brother by Porcia.[5]

He married Domitia Calvina, daughter of [Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus](/source/Gnaeus_Domitius_Calvinus) and had a daughter named Calpurnia Domitia Calvina with her. She became the mother of [Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus](/source/Marcus_Junius_Silanus_Torquatus).[1]

## See also

- [Ancient Rome portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Ancient_Rome)

- [List of Roman governors of Syria](/source/List_of_Roman_governors_of_Syria)

## References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the [public domain](/source/Public_domain): [Chisholm, Hugh](/source/Hugh_Chisholm), ed. (1911). "[Bibulus](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Bibulus)". *[Encyclopædia Britannica](/source/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition)* (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

### Citations

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Syme_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Syme_1-1) Syme, Ronald (1987). ["M. Bibulus and Four Sons"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/311404). *Harvard Studies in Classical Philology*. **91**. Department of the Classics, Harvard University: 185–198. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/311404](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F311404). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [311404](https://www.jstor.org/stable/311404).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Enciclopedia_Treccani_On-Line_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Enciclopedia_Treccani_On-Line_2-1) *Enciclopedia Treccani On-Line, 2011*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MITOLOGIA_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MITOLOGIA_3-1) Bibulo, Lucio. *Calpurnio nel Dizionario Mitologico*. p. 70.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Tempest, Kathryn (2017). *Brutus: The Noble Conspirator*. Yale University Press. p. 142. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780300231267](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780300231267).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Treggiari, Susan](/source/Susan_Treggiari) (2019). *Servilia and her Family*. Oxford University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780192564641](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780192564641).

### Bibliography

- Gilson, Mary; Rosetta Palazzi (1997). review by Federica Ciccolella and Roberto Blanco (ed.). *Dizionario di Mitologia e dell'Antichità Classica* (in Italian). [Bologna](/source/Bologna): [Zanichelli](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zanichelli_Editore&action=edit&redlink=1). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-88-08-09118-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-88-08-09118-5).

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