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Quintus Pompeius Rufus (cos. 88)

Consul in 88 BCE; his co-consul is the dictator Sulla

🏛️ Career

  1. 99 BCE
    (aged 30)
    Tribune of the Plebs

    Broughton: The bill of these two Tribunes to recall Metellus Numidicus from exile was opposed by Marius (still Consul, December, 100), and vetoed by Furius (a). In our sources only the name Pompeius isgiven, but identification with the Consul of 88 is very probable, since the interval between tribunate and consulship and the political sympathies of the Tribune both agree with it.

    Sources (1)
    • Broughton, MRR2
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Cornelius Sulla Felix (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 88 BCE (Consul)

    C. Perperna (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 91 BCE (Praetor)

    Cn. Octavius Ruso (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 91 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Lucilius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 91 BCE (Praetor)

    Q. Servilius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 91 BCE (Praetor)

  2. 91 BCE
    (aged 38)
    Praetor ·urbanus

    MT: No further comments in MRR2

    Sources (1)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • Cic. De Or. 1.168; Val. Max. 3.5.2. See D.-G. 4.317f., no. 5.
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Cornelius Sulla Felix (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 88 BCE (Consul)

    C. Perperna (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 91 BCE (Praetor)

    Cn. Octavius Ruso (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 91 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Lucilius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 91 BCE (Praetor)

    Q. Servilius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 91 BCE (Praetor)

  3. 88 BCE
    (aged 41)
    Consul · Co-consul: L. Cornelius Sulla Felix

    Broughton: Sulla received the province of Asia and the command against Mithridates, but when he opposed the bills of the Tribune Sulpicius (see below), one of which gave that command to Marius, he was attacked and fled to his army. He then returned with it and occupied Rome, annulled the legislation of Sulpicius, who was put to death, and killed or exiled his other opponents including Marius (a). Meantime, Pompeius co-operated with Sulla against Sulpicius and in the occupation of Rome (b). He was given command of the army of Pompeius Strabo, who in turn is suspected of inciting the mutiny in which the Consul Pompeius was later killed (c). They carried a series of measures, one for the exile of the Marian partisans (d), a second providing that all measures be considered by the Senate before submission to an assembly, a third that laws be carried only in the Comitia Centuriata, a fourth putting some further limitation on the Tribune5 (e), a fifth adding 300 personnss to the Senat,9 (App.), a sixth regarding colonies (Liv.), and a seventh applying interest payments on the principal of debts (f), perhaps also one limiting the application of the sponsio (g). Sulla held the elections and, after securing the oath of the Consuls elect Cinna and Octavius to support his measures (h), departed for the war with Mithridates (j).

    Sources (10)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • Grueber, CRRBM 1.484; Cic. Cluent. 11; Leg. Agr. 1. 10; 2.38; Brut. 306; Fast. Ant., Degrassi 164f., and Fast. Cap., ibid. 55, 129, 482f.; Fast. Sac., CIL 12.1, p. 60-ILS 9338, no. 3; Liv. Per. 77; Vell. 2.17.1, and 20.1; Ascon. 64C; Plut. Sull. 6.10; App. BC 1.56; Obseq. 56; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; Fest. 516L; on Sulla, Diod. 37.25; Eutrop. 5.3.3; and on Pompeius, CIL 12. 2.710.-1. de Deios 4.1.1848, cf. 1849; Loewy, I. Gr. Bild. 201, no. 289; Cic. Lael. 2.
      • (a) Plut. Sull. 6.10; 7.1-10.2; Mar. 34.1-35.4; App. BC 1.55-63; Mith. 22, and 30; cf. Cic. Phil. 8.7; Diod. 37.29; Liv. Per. 77; Val. Max. 3.8.5; 6.5.7; 8.6.2; 9.7, ext. 1; Flor. 2.9.6-8; Eutrop. 5.4, Auct. Vir. Ill. 75.7-8; Oros 5.19.3-7
      • (b) Liv. Per. 77; App. BC 1.59; cf - Cic. Lael. 2
      • (c) Liv. Per. 77; Vell. 2.20.1; Val. Max. 9.7, ext. 2; App. BC 1.63
      • (d) Vell. 2.19.1; Flor. 2.9.6-8
      • (e) App. BC 1.59; cf. Liv. Per. 77
      • (f) Fest. 516L
      • (g) Gaius 3.124
      • (h) Plut. Sull. 10.3-4; Dio 30-35, fr. 102.3-4
      • (j) see also Jacoby, -FGrH 2B.1151, no. 252
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Cornelius Sulla Felix (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 88 BCE (Consul)

    C. Perperna (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 91 BCE (Praetor)

    Cn. Octavius Ruso (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 91 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Lucilius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 91 BCE (Praetor)

    Q. Servilius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 91 BCE (Praetor)

🏺 Family

  1. Related
    Quintus Pompeius Rufus (tr. pl. 52)
  2. Adoptive son
    Quintus Pompeius Rufus (pr. 63)