Publius Rupilius,Roman statesman,consul in 132 BC. During the inquiry that followed the death ofTiberius Gracchus, conducted by himself and his colleague PopilliusLaenas, he proceeded with the utmost severity against the supporters of Gracchus. In the same year he was despatched toSicily, where he suppressed the revolt of the slaves underEunus.^[1] During 131 BC he remained asproconsul of the island, and, with the assistance of ten commissioners appointed by theSenate, drew up regulations for the organization of Sicily as a province. These regulations were known by the title ofleges Rupiliae, though they were not laws in the strict sense. Rupilius was subsequently brought to trial (123 BC) and condemned for his treatment of the friends of Gracchus. The disgrace of his condemnation, added to disappointment at the failure of his brother to obtain the consulship in spite of the efforts ofScipio, caused his death shortly afterwards.

• Ancient sources:Cicero,De Am. 19 (69),Tusculan Disputations iv.17,In Verr. ii.13, 15;Diodorus Siculus xxxiv.I, 20;Velleius Paterculus ii.7.
•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rupilius, Publius".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 856.

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• Rupilii

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