Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus ( died April 23 , 43 BC ) was consul of the Roman Republic in 43 BC . Although supporting Gaius Julius Caesar during the Civil War , he pushed for the restoration of the Republic upon Caesar ’ s death . He died of injuries sustained at the Battle of Forum Gallorum . Early career . One of the first members of the gens Vibius to achieve political success , Pansa was a Novus homo who rose through the cursus honorum as a result of his friendship with Julius Caesar , under whom he served in Gaul . Originally of Etruscan descent and hailing from Perusia ( modern Perugia ) , and possibly from a family which had been proscribed under Lucius Cornelius Sulla , Pansa was elected Plebeian Tribune in 51 BC where he vetoed a number of anti - Caesarean resolutions of the Senate . During the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey , he actively supported the cause of the Caesareans . In 48 BC it is believed he was elected either as an aedile or as a praetor . In 47 BC Pansa was appointed governor of Bithynia et Pontus , and returned to Rome sometime during 46 BC . In that same year , Caesar appointed Pansa as governor of Cisalpine Gaul to replace Marcus Junius Brutus , a post he took up in March 15 , 45 BC . Around this time , he was also elected to the post of augur , one of the priests of Ancient Rome . In early 44 BC , Caesar designated him as the consul for the upcoming year ( 43 BC ) and sometime before April 21 , 44 BC , Pansa had returned from Cisalpine Gaul , and was based at Campania , waiting for the situation at Rome to settle down after the assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15 , 44 BC . Recognised as a moderate man and a supporter of peaceful compromise , upon his return to Rome , Pansa became the leader of the moderate Caesareans and one of the leading proponents for the return of the Republic , which put him on a collision course with Marcus Antonius , whom Pansa began to oppose by late 44 BC . He had also begun entering into discussions with Octavianus , Julius Caesar ’ s adopted son , who was also in Campania at the same time as Pansa . Nevertheless , Pansa was not totally hostile to Marcus Antonius , and while he wanted to limit Antonius ’ s power , he did not want to destroy him totally , nor was he willing to embrace the anti - Caesarean faction in the Senate and begin a new round of civil wars . Added to this was the fact that Pansa was married to Fulfia , the daughter of Quintus Fufius Calenus , who was a key supporter of Antonius . Consulship and death . On January 1 , 43 BC , Pansa became consul along with Aulus Hirtius . They opened the debate in the Senate about what course of action was to be taken , if any , against Marcus Antonius . The discussion lasted four days ; Pansa ’ s preference was to unite the Caesarean factions and restore harmony to the Republic , but to no avail . Octavianus refused to co - operate with Antonius , while Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Lucius Munatius Plancus continued to support Antonius . The end result was the Senate legitimised the army of Octavianus , and assigned him to work alongside Pansa and Hirtius in their upcoming fight against Antonius . The Senate , rejecting Antonius ’ s compromises , directed the consuls to do whatever was necessary to preserve the security of the Republic and relieve Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus at Mutina . Although Pansa , along with Lucius Julius Caesar successfully prevented Antonius being declared an Enemy of the state , a state of war was declared . When discussing the state of affairs in the east under Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus , Pansa supported the motion to declare the Caesarean Publius Cornelius Dolabella a public enemy , but managed to deny Cicero ’ s proposal to grant Cassius extraordinary powers in the east to deal with Dolabella . He also legitimised Marcus Junius Brutus ’ s command in Macedonia , and gave official recognition to Sextus Pompey in Sicily . With the Senate revoking much of the Lex Antonia , especially the contentious Lex Antonia Agraria , Pansa was forced to push through measures which confirmed the colonies for Caesar ’ s veterans , as well as confirming many of Caesar ’ s acts and the abolition of the office of Dictator . All this time Pansa was also responsible for raising fresh levies in order to deal with Antonius . By March 19 , 43 BC , Pansa was marching north with four legions of recruits , seeking to join up with Octavianus and Hirtius who were attempting to pin Antonius at Mutina . Antonius , hearing of Pansa ’ a approach , intercepted him on April 14 , 43 BC at the Forum Gallorum , some seven miles south - east of Mutina . Antonius crushed Pansa ’ s army , and Pansa was wounded during the battle . He only managed to escape when Hirtius ’ s army surprised Antonius on the battlefield , forcing Antonius to flee . For his actions , Pansa ( along with Octavianus and Hirtius ) was proclaimed imperator by the Senate . It was soon clear that Pansa was dying . He lived long enough to hear of Antonius ’ s second defeat at Mutina on April 21 , and the death of his consular colleague Hirtius during the battle . In his last hours he advised Octavianus not to trust Cicero and the rest of the Senate , and that they would turn on him at the first available opportunity . Pansa transferred command of his troops over to his quaestor , Manlius Torquatus , who arrested Pansa ’ s doctor , Glyco , on suspicion of having poisoned Pansa . Pansa died on April 23 , 43 BC , and received a magnificent public burial .