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Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (cos. 54)

Consul in 54. Great-great grandfather of Emperor Nero

🏛️ Career

  1. 66 BCE
    (aged 32)
    Quaestor

    Broughton: Stood in violent opposition to the first of the laws of Manilius (a).

    Sources (1)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • (a) Ascon. 45 C, emending praetura to quaestura; Schol. Bob. 119 Stangl
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    Ap. Claudius Pulcher (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.571, final 0.571): 54 BCE (Consul)

    C. Memmius (pr. 58) (2 years; raw 4.00, base 0.571, final 0.571): 66 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 58 BCE (Praetor)

    A. Gabinius (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 61 BCE (Praetor) , 58 BCE (Consul)

    C. Considius Longus (pr. 58) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 58 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Fabius (Hadrianus) (pr. 58) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 58 BCE (Praetor)

  2. 61 BCE
    (aged 37)
    Aedile ·curule

    MT: No further comments in MRR2

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

    Ap. Claudius Pulcher (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.571, final 0.571): 54 BCE (Consul)

    C. Memmius (pr. 58) (2 years; raw 4.00, base 0.571, final 0.571): 66 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 58 BCE (Praetor)

    A. Gabinius (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 61 BCE (Praetor) , 58 BCE (Consul)

    C. Considius Longus (pr. 58) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 58 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Fabius (Hadrianus) (pr. 58) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 58 BCE (Praetor)

  3. 58 BCE
    (aged 40)
    Praetor

    Broughton: With C. Memmius he began an immediate attack upon Caesar's acta (a). Discussed a measure for the recall of Cicero from exile (b).

    Sources (3)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • Cic. QF 1.2.16; cf. Att. 2.24.3; Vat. 25.
      • (a) Suet. Iul. 23; Nero 2.2; Schol. Bob. 130, 146, 151 Stangl; cf. Cic. Sest. 40; Vat. 15
      • (b) Cic. Att. 3.15.6
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    Ap. Claudius Pulcher (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.571, final 0.571): 54 BCE (Consul)

    C. Memmius (pr. 58) (2 years; raw 4.00, base 0.571, final 0.571): 66 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 58 BCE (Praetor)

    A. Gabinius (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 61 BCE (Praetor) , 58 BCE (Consul)

    C. Considius Longus (pr. 58) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 58 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Fabius (Hadrianus) (pr. 58) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 58 BCE (Praetor)

  4. 54 BCE
    (aged 44)
    Consul · Co-consul: Ap. Claudius Pulcher

    Broughton: Domitius continued in strong opposition to the Triumvirate and their henchmen, against Caesar (a), against Gabinius (b), and even opposed burial honors for Iulia (c). Claudius became reconciled with Cicero (d), first aided Gabinius by using comitial days to delay the proceedings against him (e), then attacked him (f), aided Pomptinus at last to obtain his triumph (see Promagistrates), served along with a commission of ten Legates to settle disputes between Interamna and Reate (g), and vowed a propylon to Demeter at Eleusis (h). Both Consuls were involved in the election scandal of this year (i). Claudius proceeded to his province of Cilicia, probably without the benefit of a Lex curiata de imperio (j).

    Sources (11)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • CIL 12.2.927-929; Cic. QF 2.13.3; Caes. BG 5.1.1; Ascon. 1, and 18 C; Dio 39, Index, and 60.2; 40, Index, and 1.1; Obseq. 64 (Gneo Domitio Appio Claudio); Chr. 354 (Aenobarbo et Phucro); Fast. Hyd. (Achenobarbo et Pulchro), so also Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; and on Clandius, Schol. Bob. 152 Stangl. See Degrassi 132, 494f.
      • (a) Suet. Nero 2.2, cf. Iul. 24
      • (b) Cic. QF 2.11.2; Dio 39.60.3-4
      • (c) Dio 39.64
      • (d) Fam. 1.9.4 and 19; 3.10.8 and 10; QF 2.10.1-3; Scaur. 31-37
      • (e) Cic. QF 2.11.3
      • (f) QF 3.2.3; Dio 39.60.3-4
      • (g) Varro RR 3.2.3; cf. Cic. Scaur. 27; Att. 4.15.5
      • (h) CIL 12 .2.775
      • (i) Cic. Att. 4.15.7, and 17.2; cf. QF 3.1.16, and 2.3, and 3.2
      • (j) Cic. Att. 4.18.4; Fam. 1.9.25; QF 3.2.3
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    Ap. Claudius Pulcher (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.571, final 0.571): 54 BCE (Consul)

    C. Memmius (pr. 58) (2 years; raw 4.00, base 0.571, final 0.571): 66 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 58 BCE (Praetor)

    A. Gabinius (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 61 BCE (Praetor) , 58 BCE (Consul)

    C. Considius Longus (pr. 58) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 58 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Fabius (Hadrianus) (pr. 58) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.429, final 0.429): 58 BCE (Praetor)

🏺 Family

  1. Parents
    Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (cos. 96)