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Quintus Varius Severus

Tribunes of the plebs in 90 BCE

🏛️ Career

  1. 90 BCE
    (aged 34)
    Tribune of the Plebs

    Broughton: With equestrian aid and against the veto of his colleagues, Varius carried a Lex Varia de Maiestate (a), applicable to all who had encouraged the Allies to revolt (b). This court continued after the war had caused the suspension of the others (c). C. Cotta went into exile (d), and Aemilius Scaurus (e), Calpurnius Bestia, Mummius Achaicus (?; f), L. Memmius, Q. Pompeius (g), and M. Antonius (h) were prosecuted. The next year Varius himself fell a victim (i), and the law was suspended (j). Called Sucronensis by Scaurus in Val. Max. 3.7.8, and by Quintilian (Inst. Or. 5.12.10), and the Auct. Vir. Ill. (72.11; cf. Ascon. 22 C, Hispanus). Valerius Maximus explains Hibrida as due to doubts about the validity of his citizenship (8.6.4). See 93, Legates, on Scaurus.

    Sources (10)
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    C. Papirius Carbo Arvina (pr. 83) (1 year; raw 2.00, base 2.000, final 2.000): 90 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs)

    C. Scribonius Curio (1 year; raw 2.00, base 2.000, final 2.000): 90 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs)

    Cn. Pomponius (1 year; raw 2.00, base 2.000, final 2.000): 90 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs)

    Q. Caecilius Metellus Celer (1 year; raw 2.00, base 2.000, final 2.000): 90 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs)

    C. Caelius (pr. 90) (1 year; raw 1.00, base 1.000, final 1.000): 90 BCE (Praetor)

🏺 Family

No family relations recorded.