Manio Aquilio (in Latin, Manius M '. f. M' n. Aquillius) was a politician and military man of the Roman Republic.
Aquilius belonged to the gens Aquillia, one of the oldest families of the Republic. He was elected consul in 129 a. C. next to Cayo Sempronio Tuditano. Aquilius ended the war that confronted Rome with Ariston, the son of Eumenes II of Pergamum, and that had been practically completed by his predecessor, Marco Perperna. Aquilius yielded the region of Phrygia to Mithridates V Evergetes, claiming that due to his good behavior towards Rome during the war, but it is more likely that this cession was due to a substantial bribe from the pontic king to the senator.
On his return to Rome, Aquilius was accused of embezzlement by Publius Cornelius Lentulus, and despite the multitude of evidence proving his guilt, he was probably acquitted after the bribery of the jury, among the witnesses was Cayo Rutilio Rufo, perhaps brother of consular Publio Rutilio Rufo After the trial, Manio Aquilio was honored with a triumph, nevertheless this one was not celebrated until 126 a. C.
Manio Aquilio, had a son, also called Manio Aquilio, who was a supporter of Gaius Marius and fought with him during the Cimbrian War.
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