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Quintus Lutatius Catulus (cos. 78)

Consul in 78 BCE

🏛️ Career

  1. 84 BCE
    Aedile

    Broughton: @Brougthon: On his aedileship, see (a). It was rejected by Münzer (RE 13.2.2082), but accepted by Sumner (b). A date ca. 84 is based on a calculation from the date of his consulship. Consul 78 and Censor 65. See (c). Refer also to Plut. Cat. Min. 16.4-6 on the dispute between the younger Cato as quaestor and Catulus before he abdicated his censorship.

    MT: citation above taken from and confirmed in DPPR

    Sources (3)
    • Broughton, MRR3
      • (a) Amm. Marc. 14:6\.25, and cf. Cic. Off: 2.58; Val. Max. 2.4.6
      • (b) JRS 54, 1964, 45, note 48; Orators 116; cf. Badian, Studies 217-219
      • (c) ILLRP 369; cf. also G. Molisani, Lucius Cornelius Quinti Catuli Architectus, RAL 26, 1971, 41-49-AEpig. 1971, no. 61
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    M. Aemilius Lepidus (2 years; raw 7.00, base 1.167, final 1.167): 81 BCE (Praetor) , 78 BCE (Consul)

    C. Claudius Nero (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 81 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Papirius Carbo Arvina (pr. 83) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 81 BCE (Praetor)

    Cn. Cornelius Dolabella (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 81 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Fufidius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 81 BCE (Praetor)

  2. 81 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

    M. Aemilius Lepidus (2 years; raw 7.00, base 1.167, final 1.167): 81 BCE (Praetor) , 78 BCE (Consul)

    C. Claudius Nero (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 81 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Papirius Carbo Arvina (pr. 83) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 81 BCE (Praetor)

    Cn. Cornelius Dolabella (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 81 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Fufidius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 81 BCE (Praetor)

  3. 78 BCE
    Consul · Co-consul: M. Aemilius Lepidus

    Broughton: Lepidus quarreled with his colleague, attempted to prevent giving funeral honors to Sulla, and, proposing a program to restore the powers of the tribunate, to carry new grain laws, and restore the confiscated lands to their former owners, began an insurrection, while Catulus became the leader of the opposing forces (a). Catulus also received charge of the restoration of the temple of Jupiter on the Capitolium (b).

    Sources (3)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • CIL 12.2.588, 734-737; Cic. Balb. 34 and 39; Sall. Hist. 1.1M; Liv. Per. 90; Fast. Cap., Degrassi 56f., 130, 484f. (Lepidus' name entire; Q. Lut[ati]us Q. f. [Q. n.] Catulu[s]); Plin. NH 10.50; 35.13; 36.49 and 109; Eutrop. 6.1.1; Chr. 354 (Lepido et Catulo), so also Fast. Hyd., and Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.
      • (a) Cic. Cat. 3.24; Sall. Hist. 1.54-73M; Liv. Per. 90; Suet. Iul. 3; Plut. Sull. 34.4-5; Pomp. 15.1-16.2; App. BC 1.105-107; Gran. Lic. 43-45B; Flor. 2.11.1-6; Dio 44.28.2, and 47.4, Iul. Exup. 6; Eutrop. 6.5.1; Oros. 5.22.16; Schol. Gron. 286 Stangl
      • (b) CIL 12.2.737-ILS 35; of. 35a; Cic. Verr. 2.4.69; see especially 62, Praetors, on Caesar
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    M. Aemilius Lepidus (2 years; raw 7.00, base 1.167, final 1.167): 81 BCE (Praetor) , 78 BCE (Consul)

    C. Claudius Nero (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 81 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Papirius Carbo Arvina (pr. 83) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 81 BCE (Praetor)

    Cn. Cornelius Dolabella (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 81 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Fufidius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 81 BCE (Praetor)

🏺 Family

No family relations recorded.