Marcus Pomponius Matho was a Roman politician in the third century BC.Titus Livius, XXIX, 38, 17Zonaras, VIII, 18Tassilo Schmitt, The New Pauly's Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquity, Vol.10 p.121

Career

Matho himself was consul in 231 BC, together with Gaius Papirius Maso as his colleague. In that year, he went to war against a revolt in the Roman province of Sardinia, failing to stop it. In 217 BC, he served as

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. In 204 BC, he died serving in the capacity of

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Family

He was a member of gens

Pomponia Pomponia is the female name for the Pomponia gens of Ancient Rome. This family was one of the oldest families in Rome. Various women bearing this name lived during the Middle and Late Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. The oldest known Pomponia ...

. His brother

Manius Pomponius Matho Manius Pomponius Matho ( 236 – 211 BC) was a Roman general who was elected consul for the year 233 BC with Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus. He was also the maternal grandfather of the general and statesman Scipio Africanus. Career During his c ...

, held the consulship in 233 BC.

References

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