Gnaeus Servilius Geminus
Legate Servilius Geminus | |
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| Birth name | Servilius Gnaeus Geminus |
| Born | 156 BC Savotta, Romanyan Empire |
| Died | 93 BC (aged 62–63) Savotta, Romanyan Empire |
| Allegiance |  Romanyan Empire |
| Branch/service | Romanyan Army |
| Years of service | 135 BC – 110 BC |
| Rank | Legate |
| Commands held | XVII Legion |
| Battles/wars | Romanyan Expansion |
Servilius Gnaeus Geminus (150 BC – 93 BC) was a Romanyan general during the period of Romanyan Expansion.
Biography
Marcus Caelius was born in the Romanyan province of Savotta in 150 BC. He joined the Romanyan Army when he turned 21 in 135BC.
In 110 BC, he was ordered by Lucius Paullus, the governor of Arcadia, to march south and to conquer new territories for the province. He was joined by Quinctilius Varus and Marcus Caelius on the expedition south. In September 100 BC, they were ambushed by militias of the Creeperian Confederation lead by Chepín I and were decisively defeated. Geminus survived the battle, but both Varus and Caelius were killed. He negotiated a withdrawal with the Creeperans and returned to Arcadia by December 110 BC.
He retired from military life and went into retirement in the Savotta were he died of a stroke in 93 BC.
