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Gnaeus Papirius Carbo (cos. 85)

Three time consul

🏛️ Career

  1. 92 BCE
    (aged 37)
    Tribune of the Plebs

    Broughton: Some disorder (seditio) which Papirius caused led to a decree of the Senate on motion of Crassus the orator which placed responsibility for public disorder at a meeting on the presiding officer (a). In CIL 12. 1, p. 149, note 11, the Consul is identified with Ap. Claudius, Cos. 130, but Niccolini (FTP 215f.) has pointed out that the names attested, Cn. Carbo and C. Claudius, as well as the mention of Crassus, point to 92. As Crassus is not termed Censor the incident should be dated early in the year before the censorial elections (Mommsen, Str. 2.352).

    Sources (1)
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Cornelius Cinna (cos. 87) (2 years; raw 8.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 85 BCE (Consul) , 84 BCE (Consul)

    C. Marius (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 82 BCE (Consul)

    M. Marius Gratidianus (2 years; raw 4.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 85 BCE (Praetor) , 84 BCE (Praetor)

    A. Sempronius Asellio (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.250, final 0.250): 89 BCE (Praetor)

    Ap. Claudius Pulcher (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.250, final 0.250): 89 BCE (Praetor)

  2. 89 BCE
    (aged 40)
    Praetor

    Broughton: A command in Lucania was held by a certain Carbo (a), probably the future Consul, whose praetorship must be dated about this time, while that of his cousin, Carbo Arvina, may be later. No title is preserved in Florus. See Legates, on Carbo Arvina.

    Sources (1)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • (a) Flor. 2.6.13; cf. Liv. Per. 76
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Cornelius Cinna (cos. 87) (2 years; raw 8.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 85 BCE (Consul) , 84 BCE (Consul)

    C. Marius (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 82 BCE (Consul)

    M. Marius Gratidianus (2 years; raw 4.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 85 BCE (Praetor) , 84 BCE (Praetor)

    A. Sempronius Asellio (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.250, final 0.250): 89 BCE (Praetor)

    Ap. Claudius Pulcher (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.250, final 0.250): 89 BCE (Praetor)

  3. 85 BCE
    (aged 44)
    Consul · Co-consul: L. Cornelius Cinna (cos. 87)

    Broughton: In this year the Consuls began some preparations against Sulla's prospective return from the East (a).

    Sources (2)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • CIL 12 .2.892; Fast. Cap., Degrassi 54f., 130, 482f.; App. BC 1.75; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; on Carbo, Fast. Ant., Degrassi 164f.
      • (a) Liv. Per. 83; App. BC 1.76-77; cf. Auct. Vir. Ill. 69.4
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Cornelius Cinna (cos. 87) (2 years; raw 8.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 85 BCE (Consul) , 84 BCE (Consul)

    C. Marius (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 82 BCE (Consul)

    M. Marius Gratidianus (2 years; raw 4.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 85 BCE (Praetor) , 84 BCE (Praetor)

    A. Sempronius Asellio (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.250, final 0.250): 89 BCE (Praetor)

    Ap. Claudius Pulcher (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.250, final 0.250): 89 BCE (Praetor)

  4. 84 BCE
    (aged 45)
    Consul · Co-consul: L. Cornelius Cinna (cos. 87)

    Broughton: Cinna was killed early in the year by mutinous troops at Ancona while arranging passage for his army to Epirus (a). Carbo continued Cinna's preparations against Sulla's return from the East (b), and continued in Picenum and Cisalpine Gaul until checked by Pompey (c). As unfavorable auspices prevented the holding of elections he remained sole Consul throughout the rest of the year (d).

    Sources (5)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • Fast. Cap., Degrassi 54f., 130, 482f.; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd. (Carbone II et Scribonio), so also Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; on Carbo, CIL 12.2.683; Cic. Verr. 2.1.11 and 34; and on Cinna, Fast. Ant., Degrassi 164f.
      • (a) Liv. Per. 83; Vell. 2.24.5; Plut. Sert. 6.1; Pomp. 5.1-2; App. BC 1.77-78; Iul. Exup. 4; Auct. Vir. Ill. 69.4; Oros. 5.19.24; Zonar. 10.1
      • (b) Liv. Per. 84; App. BC 1.78
      • (c) Plut. Pomp. 5-6
      • (d) Fast. Cap.; Vell. 2.24.5; Plut. Pomp. 5.2
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Cornelius Cinna (cos. 87) (2 years; raw 8.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 85 BCE (Consul) , 84 BCE (Consul)

    C. Marius (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 82 BCE (Consul)

    M. Marius Gratidianus (2 years; raw 4.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 85 BCE (Praetor) , 84 BCE (Praetor)

    A. Sempronius Asellio (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.250, final 0.250): 89 BCE (Praetor)

    Ap. Claudius Pulcher (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.250, final 0.250): 89 BCE (Praetor)

  5. 82 BCE
    (aged 47)
    Consul · Co-consul: C. Marius

    Broughton: Marius, elected Consul at the age of 26, was routed by Sulla at Sacriportus, and besieged for a long time in Praeneste, where, after attempts to relieve him proved unsuccessful, he met his death while trying to escape (a). Carbo, when checked in Picenum by Metellus and Pompey, turned to face Sulla in Etruria, but met reverses here too. He failed to relieve his Legate Carrinas in Spoletium, lost Cisalpine Gaul, and was unable to relieve Marius at Praeneste; so he deserted his army and took refuge in Africa (b). He then moved to join Perperna in Sicily, but was captured and put to death1 by Pompey (c).

    Sources (4)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • Cic. Leg. Agr. 3.6-7 and 11; Phil. 8.7; 13.1; Fast. Cap., Degrassi 54f., 130, 484f.; Val. Max. 7.6.4; Vell. 2.26. 1, and 27. 1; Plin. NH 7.158 and 165; App. BC 1.87, and 98; Eutrop. 5.8; Chr. 354 (Gratilliano et Carbo III); Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Augustin. CD 3.28; Cassiod.; and on Carbo, Val. Max. 7.6.4; 9.7.3, and 13.2.
      • (a) Cic. Rosc. Amer. 90; Sall. Hist. 1.35, and 36 M; Diod. 37.29.4; 38.12-15; Jacoby, FGrH 2 B. 115 1, no. 252; Liv. Per. 86-88; Strabo 5.3.11, 239c; Vell. 2.26-27; Val. Max. 6.8.2; Fenestella fr. 16 Peter; Plin. NH 33.16; Plut. Mar. 46.5-6; Sull. 28.4-29.8; 32.1; Sert. 6.1; Brut. 29.4; App. BC 1.87-94; Flor. 2.9.21-25; Dio 30-35 fr. 108.1-2; Eutrop. 5.8.1; Auct. Vir. Ill. 68; 75.8-9; Iul. Exup. 5: and 8; Ampel. 42.2; Oros. 5.20.6, and 21.8-10
      • (b) Sall. Hist. 1.38 M; Liv. Per. 88; Val. Max. 6.2.10; Plin. NE 8.221; Plut. Sull. 28.8; 29.4; Pomp. 7.3; 8.4-6; Sert. 6.1; cf. 22.3; Brut. 29.4; App. BC 1.87-93; Flor. 2.9.21; Eutrop. 5.8.2; Auct. Vir. Ill. 75.8; Iul. Exup. 5, and 8; Ampel. 42; Augustin. CD 3.28; Oros. 5.20.5 and 7, and 21.3
      • (c) Cic. Fam. 9.21.3; Att. 9.14.2; Sall. Ad Caes. 1.4; Hist. 1.52 M; Liv. Per. 89; Val. Max. 5.3.5; 6.2.8; 9.13.2; Lucan 2.548, and Schol. Bern. p. 83U; Plut. Pomp. 10.1-4; App. BC 1.96; Flor. 2.9.26; Eutrop. 5.8.2, and 9.1; Oros. 5.21.11, and 24.16; Schol. Groib. 320 Stangl
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Cornelius Cinna (cos. 87) (2 years; raw 8.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 85 BCE (Consul) , 84 BCE (Consul)

    C. Marius (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 82 BCE (Consul)

    M. Marius Gratidianus (2 years; raw 4.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 85 BCE (Praetor) , 84 BCE (Praetor)

    A. Sempronius Asellio (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.250, final 0.250): 89 BCE (Praetor)

    Ap. Claudius Pulcher (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.250, final 0.250): 89 BCE (Praetor)

🏺 Family

No family relations recorded.