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Gaius Claudius Marcellus (cos. 50)

Consul in 50 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. Aemilius Paullus (cos. 50) (2 years; raw 7.00, base 1.167, final 1.167): 53 BCE (Praetor) , 50 BCE (Consul)

    Cn. Domitius Calvinus (cos. 53) (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 56 BCE (Praetor) , 53 BCE (Consul)

    P. Attius Varus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 53 BCE (Praetor)

    Q. Minucius Thermus (pr. 58) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 53 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Claudius Marcellus (cos. 49) (1 year; raw 2.00, base 0.333, final 0.367): 56 BCE (Aedile)

  2. 53 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. Aemilius Paullus (cos. 50) (2 years; raw 7.00, base 1.167, final 1.167): 53 BCE (Praetor) , 50 BCE (Consul)

    Cn. Domitius Calvinus (cos. 53) (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 56 BCE (Praetor) , 53 BCE (Consul)

    P. Attius Varus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 53 BCE (Praetor)

    Q. Minucius Thermus (pr. 58) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 53 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Claudius Marcellus (cos. 49) (1 year; raw 2.00, base 0.333, final 0.367): 56 BCE (Aedile)

  3. 50 BCE
    Consul · Co-consul: L. Aemilius Paullus (cos. 50)

    Broughton: Paullus, who had received financial aid from Caesar in restoring the Basilica Aemilia (a), tended to support Caesar and check his colleague, who remained an obdurate opponent (b).

    Sources (3)
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Aemilius Paullus (cos. 50) (2 years; raw 7.00, base 1.167, final 1.167): 53 BCE (Praetor) , 50 BCE (Consul)

    Cn. Domitius Calvinus (cos. 53) (2 years; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 56 BCE (Praetor) , 53 BCE (Consul)

    P. Attius Varus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 53 BCE (Praetor)

    Q. Minucius Thermus (pr. 58) (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 53 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Claudius Marcellus (cos. 49) (1 year; raw 2.00, base 0.333, final 0.367): 56 BCE (Aedile)

🏺 Family

  1. Parents
    Gaius Claudius Marcellus (pr. 80)
  2. Related
    Marcus Claudius Marcellus (cos. 51)