Quintus Servilius Caepio the Elder

Roman statesman and general, Consul in 106 BC, Proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul 105 BCE. Led one of the two forces against the Germanic tribes, the Teutones, the Cimbri, and Tigurni /Marcomanni/Cherusci in the Battle of Arausio in 105 BCE, along with then consul, Gnaeus Mallius Maximus.

While marching to to Arausio, Caepio plundered the temple's of the town of Tolosa, finding over 50,000, 15 lb., bars of gold, and 10,000, 15 lb., bars of silver. The riches of Tolosa were shipped back to Rome, but only the silver made it, the gold was stolen by a band of marauders, who were believed to have been hired by Caepio himself! The Gold of Tolosa was never found, and was said to have been passed all the way down to the last heir of the Servilius Caepiones, Marcus Junius Brutus.

At the Battle of Tolosa, Caepio refused to co-operate with his superior officer, consul Gnaeus Mallius Maximus, who was a New Man , not a member of the Roman Elite. Caepio refused to even camp with Maximus and his troops, when it appeared that Maximus was going to reach a treaty and take the glory for the battle, Caepio ordered his men to engage to Germans, and the battle that ensued saw the complete destruction of the Roman army.

Upon his return to Rome, Caepio was tried for "the loss of his Army" by Tribune of the Plebs, Gaius Norbanus. Caepio was convicted, and was given the harshest sentence allowable: he was stripped of his citizenship, forbidden fire and water within eight hundred miles of Rome, fined 15,000 talents (about 825,000 lbs) of gold, and forbidden from seeing or speaking to his friends or family until he had left for exile.

Caepio spent the rest of his life in exile in Smyrna in Asia Minor, still possesing the Gold of Tolosa.

Quintus Servilius Caepio the Younger

Roman Statesman, fought for Rome during the Marsic Wars of the Italian Rebelion against Rome. Married to Livia Drusa, sister of Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger. Fathered two legitimate child with Livia, Servilia , who was the mistress of Julius Caesar, Servililla. Caepio was a terrible husband who beat Livia mercilessly, while still living with Drusus! When Drusus found out, he ordered Caepio to divorce his sister, and get out of his house. Caepio refused, but later divorced Livia when he discovered that his son, Quintus Servilius Caepio the Younger, was actually the child of Marcus Porcius Cato Salonianus, whom Livia was commitng adultery with. Livia would marry Salonianus and go on to sire Marcus Porcius Cato, Caesar's most adament opponent.

Caepio became and adament opponent to Drusus and his laws attempting to give full citizenship to the Italians. Caepio, it is said, was even involved in the assassination of Drusus. Caepio was made a Legate in the Roman Army, he was captured and executed by the Italians.