Consuls
Broughton: Both Consuls attempted, while Consuls-designate, to assist Verres against his accuser (a). Hortensius refused the command against the Cretan pirates, which was then given to Metellus (b).
Sources (3)
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Broughton, MRR2
- CIL 12.2.904, 955; Cic. Cluent. 179; Ascon. 15, and 63 C; Joseph. AJ 14.4; Chr. 354 (Nepote et Metello); Fast. Hyd. (Hortensio et Metello), so also Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod. See Degrassi 131, 486f.
- (a) Cic. Verr., passim, on Hortensius, esp. 1.18-21, 26, 37, 53; 2.3.222; 2.5.175; Brut. 319; Quintil. Inst. Or. 6.5.4; and on Metellus, Cic. Verr. 1.26-29; cf. Ps.-Ascon. 185, 205, 214f., 221, 230, 244, 260 Stangl; Schol. Gron. 331, 337, 351 Stangl
- (b) Plut. Pomp. 29.2; Dio 36.1a [Xiph.]; Schol. Bob. 96 Stangl; cf. Cic. Verr. 2.2.76; Diod. 40.1; App. Sic. 6.1, and 2
Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member
Q. Caecilius Metellus Creticus (): 69 BCE (Consul)
Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus (): 75 BCE (Praetor) , 72 BCE (Consul)
Cn. Manlius (): 72 BCE (Praetor)
M. Pupius Piso Frugi (cos. 61) (): 72 BCE (Praetor)
C. Junius (): 75 BCE (Aedile)
Broughton: Both Consuls attempted, while Consuls-designate, to assist Verres against his accuser (a). Hortensius refused the command against the Cretan pirates, which was then given to Metellus (b).
Sources (3)
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Broughton, MRR2
- CIL 12.2.904, 955; Cic. Cluent. 179; Ascon. 15, and 63 C; Joseph. AJ 14.4; Chr. 354 (Nepote et Metello); Fast. Hyd. (Hortensio et Metello), so also Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod. See Degrassi 131, 486f.
- (a) Cic. Verr., passim, on Hortensius, esp. 1.18-21, 26, 37, 53; 2.3.222; 2.5.175; Brut. 319; Quintil. Inst. Or. 6.5.4; and on Metellus, Cic. Verr. 1.26-29; cf. Ps.-Ascon. 185, 205, 214f., 221, 230, 244, 260 Stangl; Schol. Gron. 331, 337, 351 Stangl
- (b) Plut. Pomp. 29.2; Dio 36.1a [Xiph.]; Schol. Bob. 96 Stangl; cf. Cic. Verr. 2.2.76; Diod. 40.1; App. Sic. 6.1, and 2
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Q. Hortensius Hortalus (): 69 BCE (Consul)
C. Verres (): 74 BCE (Praetor)
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi (): 74 BCE (Praetor)
M. Antonius Creticus (): 74 BCE (Praetor)
M. Claudius Marcellus (pr. 74) (): 74 BCE (Praetor)
Praetors
Broughton: The latest date possible under the Cornelian law
Sources (1)
- MRR2
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L. Volcatius Tullus (cos. 66) (): 69 BCE (Praetor) , 66 BCE (Consul)
M. Caecilius Metellus (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
M. Caesonius (): 69 BCE (Aedile) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
M. Lollius Palicanus (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
Broughton: When Meteflus was elected and allotted to the Quaestio de repetundis, Verres became anxious to prolong his trial into 69 (a).
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Broughton, MRR2
- (a) Cic. Verr. 1.21 and 23 and 26-31; Ps.-Ascon. 212-215, and 217 Stangl; Schol. Gron. 337, and 350 Stangl
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L. Volcatius Tullus (cos. 66) (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
M. Aemilius Lepidus (cos. 66) (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
M. Lollius Palicanus (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
P. Cornelius Dolabella (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
(): 69 BCE (Consul)
Broughton: see 68, Promagistrates.
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Broughton, MRR2
- Cic. Caec. 23
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L. Volcatius Tullus (cos. 66) (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
M. Aemilius Lepidus (cos. 66) (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
M. Caecilius Metellus (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
M. Lollius Palicanus (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
Q. Caecilius Metellus Creticus (): 69 BCE (Consul)
Broughton: A candidate for the consulship of 66 (a). The latest date possible under the Cornelian law.
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Broughton, MRR2
- (a) Val. Max. 3.8.3
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L. Volcatius Tullus (cos. 66) (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
M. Aemilius Lepidus (cos. 66) (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
M. Caecilius Metellus (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
P. Cornelius Dolabella (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
Q. Caecilius Metellus Creticus (): 69 BCE (Consul)
Broughton: The latest date possible under the Cornelian law.
Sources (1)
- MRR2
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M. Aemilius Lepidus (cos. 66) (): 69 BCE (Praetor) , 66 BCE (Consul)
M. Caecilius Metellus (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
M. Caesonius (): 69 BCE (Aedile) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
M. Lollius Palicanus (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
Aediles
Broughton: Sulpicius was not in office in 70 when Verres rejected him from the jury (a), nor is it probable that he held the aedileship after 69, since he was a candidate for the consulship of 63 (b). Bardt (Priester 15), Seidel (FA 54f.), and Münzer (RE) place his aedileship in 71, believing him excluded from 69 by the aedileships of Cicero and Caesonius, but with L. R. Taylor's demonstration that they were almost certainly Aediles of the Plebs (see note 5), this year becomes available for Sulpicius. See Pontifices. The evidence above excludes Sydenharn's dating in 65 (page lxiv of his forthcoming work).
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Broughton, MRR2
- Grueber, CRRBM 1.433.
- (a) Cic. Verr. 2.1.18
- (b) Cic. Att. 1.1.1 Note 5: Mommsen (Str. 1.443, note 2; 2.518-522; RF 1.100) and Seidel (FA) supposed that Cicero and his colleague Caesonius were Curule Aediles. The games however that Cicero gave were dedicated to Ceres, Liber and Libera, and to Flora (Verr. 2.5.36-37). He never refers to himself as Curule Aedile, or records giving the Megalesian games. The primi Romani ludi of Verr. 2.5.36-37 were probably not the Ludi Romani but the Ludi Plebeii. On the whole question, see L. R. Taylor, AJPh 60 (1939) 200, note 25.
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M. Caesonius (): 69 BCE (Aedile) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
M. Tullius Cicero (): 69 BCE (Aedile) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
Q. Cornificius (): 69 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
C. Antonius Hibrida (): 66 BCE (Praetor)
C. Aquilius Gallus (): 66 BCE (Praetor)
Broughton: Mommsen (a) and Seidel (FA) supposed that Cicero and his colleague Caesonius were Curule Aediles. The games however that Cicero gave were dedicated to Ceres, Liber and Libera, and to Flora (b). He never refers to himself as Curule Aedile, or records giving the Megalesian games. The primi Romani ludi of Verr. 2.5.36-37 were probably not the Ludi Romani but the Ludi Plebeii. On the whole question, see L. R. Taylor, AJPh 60 (1939) 200, note 25.
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Broughton, MRR2 Cic. Verr. 1.29; Ps.-Ascon. 216 Stangl; Schol. Gron. 351 Stangl
- (a) Str. 1.443, note 2; 2.518-522; RF 1.100
- (b) Verr. 2.5.36-37
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M. Tullius Cicero (): 69 BCE (Aedile) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
P. Sulpicius Galba (): 69 BCE (Aedile) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
Q. Cornificius (): 69 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
C. Antonius Hibrida (): 66 BCE (Praetor)
C. Aquilius Gallus (): 66 BCE (Praetor)
Broughton: Mommsen (a) and Seidel (FA) supposed that Cicero and his colleague Caesonius were Curule Aediles. The games however that Cicero gave were dedicated to Ceres, Liber and Libera, and to Flora (b). He never refers to himself as Curule Aedile, or records giving the Megalesian games. The primi Romani ludi of Verr. 2.5.36-37 were probably not the Ludi Romani but the Ludi Plebeii. (c) (note 5)
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Broughton, MRR2
- Cic. Div. in Caec. 70; Verr. 1.24-26 and 29; 2.1.14 and 19 and 145, and 5.36-37; Mur. 40; Pis. 2; Brut. 319; Off. 2.58-59; Att. 12.17; Plut. Cic. 8.1; Auct. Vir. Ill. 81.3; Ps.-Ascon. 185, 216, 227, 229 Stangl. See note 5.; Verr. 2.5.36-37;
- (a) Str. 1.443, note 2; 2.518-522; RF 1.100
- (b) Verr. 2.5.36-37
- (c) On the whole question, see L. R. Taylor, AJPh 60 (1939) 200, note 25.
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C. Antonius Hibrida (): 66 BCE (Praetor) , 63 BCE (Consul)
M. Caesonius (): 69 BCE (Aedile) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
P. Sulpicius Galba (): 69 BCE (Aedile) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
Q. Cornificius (): 69 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
C. Aquilius Gallus (): 66 BCE (Praetor)
Quaestors
Broughton: Served in Farther Spain under Antistius Vetus (a). It is generally assumed that Caesar held the quaestorship in 68 (b), but he was eligible for the office in 69. The legions levied for service in Cilicia which still remained in Cisalpine Gaul at the time of his return from Spain (c) almost certainly belonged to the forces of Marcius Rex, Cos. 68. Moreover, though he went to the province by spring or summer of his year he was able to return, ante tempus (Suet.), i.e., before his commander, in time to support the Gabinian law in early 67. He probably entered office Dec. 5, 70, went to his province in spring 69, and returned in the course of 68. The eulogies of his aunt and his wife would then precede his departure for Spain. See L. R. Taylor, CPh 36 (1941) 122f.
Sources (3)
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Broughton, MRR2
- (a) Bell. Hisp. 42.1; Vell. 2.43.4; Suet. Iul. 6-8; Plut. Caes. 5.1-3, cf. 11.3, and 32.6, on his dream at Gades; Dio 37.52.2; 41.24.2
- (b) D.-G. 3.135f.; Münzer, RE 10.189f.
- (c) Suet. IW. 8
Broughton: It is possible, though not very probable, that this Quaestor of 69 should be identified with Caesar's Legate in 55, who was Praetor in 48, and Censor in 42.
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Broughton, MRR2
- Cic. Verr. 1.30; Schol. Gron. 337 Stangl; cf. Ps.-Ascon. 216 Stangl.
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C. Julius Caesar (): 69 BCE (Quaestor)
C. Visellius Varro (): 69 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs)
L. Volcatius Tullus (cos. 66) (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
M. Aemilius Lepidus (cos. 66) (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
M. Caecilius Metellus (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
Tribune of the Plebs
MT: No further comments in MRR2
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Broughton, MRR2
- Cic. Ferr. 1.30; Schol. Gron. 351 Stangl.
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M. Caesonius (): 69 BCE (Aedile) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
M. Tullius Cicero (): 69 BCE (Aedile) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
P. Sulpicius Galba (): 69 BCE (Aedile) , 66 BCE (Praetor)
C. Antonius Hibrida (): 66 BCE (Praetor)
C. Aquilius Gallus (): 66 BCE (Praetor)
Broughton: Died before 66 (a).
Sources (2)
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Broughton, MRR2
- Cic. Verr. 1.30; Schol. Gron. 351 Stangl.
- (a) Cic. Cluent. 39
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C. Visellius Varro (): 69 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs)
Q. Cornificius (): 69 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs)
C. Julius Caesar (): 69 BCE (Quaestor)
L. Volcatius Tullus (cos. 66) (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
M. Aemilius Lepidus (cos. 66) (): 69 BCE (Praetor)
Broughton: Mommsen (CIL 1, p. 172), and Niccolini (FTP 422-424) are inclined to refer the Lex Visellia to a bill regulating city affairs, particularly the assignment of road commissioners, passed before 71 B.C., the date to which they attribute both the Lex Antonia de Termessensibus and the Tribunes named both there and in the above inscription. To Niccolini this implies that the law was passed before 81 when legislative powers were taken from the Tribunes, and automatically excludes C. Visellius Varro, Cicero's cousin, from being the sponsor of the bill. If L. R. Taylor correctly dates the Lex Antonia in 68 (a) the law can be attributed to Visellius Varro and dated in 70 or 69. Varro was a Military Tribune in Asia in 79-78 (b), a senator of quaestorian rank in 73 (c), and Aedile at some unknown date, perhaps about 59 (see 59, Aediles; Seidel, Fast. Aed. 62). He probably held the tribunate in 70 or 69 and carried this law.
Sources (4)
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Broughton, MRR2
- CIL 12 .2,744, cur. viar. e lege Visellia.
- (a) CPh 36 [1941] 121 f., note 32
- (b) Cic. Verr. 2.1.71
- (c) SIG³ 747
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C. Julius Caesar (): 69 BCE (Quaestor) , 59 BCE (Consul)
C. Licinius Murena (): 59 BCE (Aedile)
L. Calpurnius Bestia (24) (): 59 BCE (Aedile)
Q. Cornificius (): 69 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs)
Q. Manlius (): 69 BCE (Tribune of the Plebs)