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Gaius Claudius Marcellus (cos. 49)

Consul in 49 BCE

🏛️ Career

  1. 56 BCE
    Aedile ·curule

    Broughton: A candidate for the aedileship of 56 (a). Münzer (b) is inclined to identify this Marcellus with C. Marcellus, Cos. 50.

    MT: There are two Marcus Claudius Marcellus with the exact same name but are actually cousins - and confusingly must be of similar age because they go through the cursus honorum at the same time but one year apart (Marcus son of Marcus was consul in 49 BCE, and Marcus son of Gaius was consul in 50 BCE). It seems not clear which of the cousins was actually aedile in 56 BCE which is why Broughton lists them both - although Muenzer believes it's more likely to be Marcus consul of 50 BCE.

    Sources (2)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • (a) Cic. Ait. 4.3.5
      • (b) RE no. 216; Hermes 40 [1905] 97
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Cornelius Lentulus Crus (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 49 BCE (Consul)

    M. Nonius Sufenas (2 years; raw 4.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 56 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 52 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Julius Caesar (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 49 BCE (Dictator)

    Cn. Tremellius Scrofa (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 52 BCE (Praetor)

    M. Favonius (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 52 BCE (Aedile) , 49 BCE (Praetor)

  2. 52 BCE
    Praetor

    Broughton: The latest date possible under the Cornelian law.

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

    L. Cornelius Lentulus Crus (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 49 BCE (Consul)

    M. Nonius Sufenas (2 years; raw 4.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 56 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 52 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Julius Caesar (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 49 BCE (Dictator)

    Cn. Tremellius Scrofa (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 52 BCE (Praetor)

    M. Favonius (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 52 BCE (Aedile) , 49 BCE (Praetor)

  3. 49 BCE
    Consul · Co-consul: L. Cornelius Lentulus Crus

    Broughton: They were elected as anti-Caesarians (a), and supported the Pompeian interest in the Senate meetings early in January and in the subsequent negotiations, and left Italy even before Pompey (b), thus foiling Caesar's attempt to make contact with Lentulus through the younger Balbus (c). Lentulus actively recruited troops in Asia (d). Both Consuls and the anti-Caesarian government as a whole wintered at Thessalonica (e; see Promagistrates, on Pompey).

    Sources (6)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • CIL 12 .2.967, cf. 669; Grueber, CRRBM 1.504; 2.466f., 558; Cic. Fam. 7.3.1; Att. 15.3.1; Phil. 2.51; Hirt. in Caes. BG 8.50.4; Bell. Alex. 68.2; Fast. Cap., Degrassi 56f., 132, 496f.; Vell. 2.49.1; Joseph. AJ 14.228 and 238; App. BC 2.33; Flor. 2.13.15; Dio 41, Index, and 1.1; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; Schol. Bob. 89 Stangl; cf. Plut. Caes. 29-31, who confuses C. and M. Marcellus.
      • (a) Hirt. in Caes. BG 8.50.4; Suet. Iul. 29.2
      • (b) Cic. Att. 7.12-9.9, passim, esp. 7.21, and 24. 8.12A; Fam. 16.11.3; Caes. BC 1.1-6, passim, esp. 1.4-6, and 14: and 25; Vell. 2.49.1-50.2, and 53.1; Lucan 2.645- 649; Petron. 124, lines 288-289; Suet. Iul. 29.2; 34.1; Plut. Pomp. 59, and 61-62; Caes. 30-31; 33.4; 34.1; 35.1; Ant. 5.5; App. BC 2.33, and 36-37, and 39; Dio 41.1, and 3, and 6, and 12; Eutrop. 6.18.2-3; Oros. 6.15.2 and 4
      • (c) Cic. Att. 8.9.4, and 11. 5; 9. 6. 1
      • (d) Caes. BC 3.4.1; Joseph. AJ 14.228, 232, 234 236, and 238
      • (e) Dio 41.43
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Cornelius Lentulus Crus (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 49 BCE (Consul)

    M. Nonius Sufenas (2 years; raw 4.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 56 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 52 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Julius Caesar (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 49 BCE (Dictator)

    Cn. Tremellius Scrofa (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 52 BCE (Praetor)

    M. Favonius (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 52 BCE (Aedile) , 49 BCE (Praetor)

🏺 Family

  1. Parents
    Marcus Claudius Marcellus (pr. 74)
  2. Siblings
    Marcus Claudius Marcellus (cos. 51)