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P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther (cos. 57)

Consul in 57 BCE, when he helped recall Cicero from exile. At the start of Caesar's civil war, he supported Pompey

🏛️ Career

  1. 74 BCE
    (aged 26)
    Quaestor ·urban

    Broughton: Quaestor Urbanus (a).

    Sources (1)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • (a) Grueber, CRRBM 1.406; ca. 72, Sydenham, lxiii
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    Q. Caecilius Metellus Nepos (cos. 57) (2 years; raw 7.00, base 1.000, final 1.000): 60 BCE (Praetor) , 57 BCE (Consul)

    Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus (cos. 56) (2 years; raw 5.00, base 0.714, final 0.714): 74 BCE (Quaestor) , 60 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Caecilius Rufus (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 63 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 57 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Culleolus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 60 BCE (Praetor)

    M. Attius Balbus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 60 BCE (Praetor)

  2. 63 BCE
    (aged 37)
    Aedile

    MT: No further comments in MRR2

    Sources (1)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • Cic. P. Red. ad Quir. 15; Off. 2.57; Sall. Cat. 47.5; Nepos, fr. 18, and 25 Peter.
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    Q. Caecilius Metellus Nepos (cos. 57) (2 years; raw 7.00, base 1.000, final 1.000): 60 BCE (Praetor) , 57 BCE (Consul)

    Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus (cos. 56) (2 years; raw 5.00, base 0.714, final 0.714): 74 BCE (Quaestor) , 60 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Caecilius Rufus (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 63 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 57 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Culleolus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 60 BCE (Praetor)

    M. Attius Balbus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 60 BCE (Praetor)

  3. 60 BCE
    (aged 40)
    Praetor ·urban

    Broughton: See 59, Promagistrates

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

    Q. Caecilius Metellus Nepos (cos. 57) (2 years; raw 7.00, base 1.000, final 1.000): 60 BCE (Praetor) , 57 BCE (Consul)

    Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus (cos. 56) (2 years; raw 5.00, base 0.714, final 0.714): 74 BCE (Quaestor) , 60 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Caecilius Rufus (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 63 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 57 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Culleolus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 60 BCE (Praetor)

    M. Attius Balbus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 60 BCE (Praetor)

  4. 57 BCE
    (aged 43)
    Consul · Co-consul: Q. Caecilius Metellus Nepos (cos. 57)

    Broughton: Lentulus, with the eventual support of his colleague, who had been an enemy of Cicero, worked loyally for Cicero's recall from exile (a), and carried a bill for his restoration through the centuriate assembly (b). Lentulus also aided Cicero to recover his house (c). The Consuls drew up a bill to place Pompey in charge of the grain supply (d). Metellus impeded Milo's attempt to prosecute Clodius and aided the latter's candidacy for the aedileship (e).

    Sources (6)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • CIL 12.2.757, 758, 921, 922; Val. Max. 9.14.4; Ascon. 48 C; Plin. NH 7.54; Dio 39, Index, and 1.1; Schol. Bob. 125 Stangl; Chr. 354 (Lentulo et Nepotae); Fast. Hyd. (Lentulo et Marcello Nepote); Chr. Pasc. (#); Cassiod.; and on Lentulus, Fast. Cap., Degrassi 56f.; Plut. Cic. 33.2. See Degrassi 56f., 131f., 492f.
      • (a) on Nepos: Cic. A it. 3.12.1; Fam. 5.4; P. Red. in Sen. 5, 9-10, 25; P. Red. ad Quir. 10 and 15; Dom. 7, 13, and 70; Sest. 72, 87, and 130; Prov. Cons. 22; Pis. 35; Dio 39.6-8; Schol. Bob. 139 Stangl; on Lentulus: Cic. Ait. 3.22.2; QF 1.4.5; Fam. 1.1.1; 1.9; 16-17; 3.7.5; P. Red. in Sen. 5, 8-9, 26-27; P. Red. ad Quir. 11, 15, 17f.; Dom. 7, 30, 70-71, and 75; Har. Resp. 12; Sest. 70, 72, 107, 117, 144, 147; Pis. 34, and 80; Mil. 39; Dio 39.6-8; Schol. Bob. 122 Stangl
      • (b) P. Red. in Sen. 27; P. Red. ad Quir. 17; Dom. 75 and 87 and 90; Sest. 109, 128; Pis. 35-36; Dio 39.8.2; Cassiod.
      • (c) Cic. Har. Resp. 13
      • (d) Cic. Att. 4.1.7; QF 2.5; Dom. 11; Liv. Per. 104; Plut. Pomp. 49.5; Dio 39.9
      • (e) Cic. Att. 4.3.3-4; Dom. 13; Sest. 89; Dio 39.7.4
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    Q. Caecilius Metellus Nepos (cos. 57) (2 years; raw 7.00, base 1.000, final 1.000): 60 BCE (Praetor) , 57 BCE (Consul)

    Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus (cos. 56) (2 years; raw 5.00, base 0.714, final 0.714): 74 BCE (Quaestor) , 60 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Caecilius Rufus (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 63 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 57 BCE (Praetor)

    L. Culleolus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 60 BCE (Praetor)

    M. Attius Balbus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 60 BCE (Praetor)

🏺 Family

  1. Siblings
    Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus
  2. Children
    Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther (q. 44)