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Publius Ventidius Bassus

Consul (suffectus) in 43 BCE

🏛️ Career

  1. 45 BCE
    (aged 53)
    Tribune of the Plebs

    Broughton: As the Tribunes of 44 are known, 45 is the latest year for his tribunate.

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

    L. Aelius Lamia (): 45 BCE (Aedile) , 43 BCE (Praetor)

  2. 43 BCE
    (aged 55)
    Consul ·suffect · Co-consuls: A. Hirtius, C. Carrinas, C. Vibius Pansa Caetronianus (cos. 43), Q. Pedius (cos. suff. 43), C. Julius Caesar Octavius

    Broughton: They came into office for the final portion of the year. Ventidius, a Praetor of this year (see below), abdicated his praetorship and became Octavian's successor (a).

    Sources (2)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • Fast. Amer., Degrassi 242 (P. Ventidius); Fast. Colot., ibid. 274f. (C. Carrinas C. f., P. Ventidius P. f.); Fast. Mag. Vic., ibid. 282f.
      • (a) Vell. 2.65.3; App. BC 4.2; Dio 47.15.2; and of. Gell. 15.4; Dio 43.51.5; Vergil, Catalepton 10
    Career-overlap (1) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Aelius Lamia (): 45 BCE (Aedile) , 43 BCE (Praetor)

  3. 43 BCE
    (aged 55)
    Praetor

    Broughton: Though Praetor in office (a), he recruited three legions for Antony in Picenum (b). He joined Antony with these in his retreat on the Ligurian coast at Vada (c), and was declared a public enemy (d). Upon the establishment of the Triumvirate he resigned the praetorship and received the consulship (see above, Consuls).

    Sources (4)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • (a) Cic. Phil. 13.26; 14.21; Gell. 15.4; Dio 47.15.2
      • (b) Cic. Phil. 12.23; App. BC 3.66, and 72
      • (c) Cic. Fam. 10.17.1, and 18.3, mulio, and 33.4, and 34.1; 11.9, and 10.3, and 13.3; App. BC 3.72, and 80
      • (d) Cic. Ad Brut. 1.5.1; Gell. 15.4
    Career-overlap (1) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Aelius Lamia (): 45 BCE (Aedile) , 43 BCE (Praetor)

🏺 Family

No family relations recorded.