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L. Gellius Poplicola
3 magistracies , aged 64 at this time
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Broughton: The Consuls carried bills to validate grants of citizenship by Pompey in Spain (a). They checked Verres in Sicily by providing that no one in the provinces should be tried in absence on a capital charge (b). Lentulus proposed that sums remitted by Sulla be collected from buyers of the property of the proscribed (c). Both Consuls were defeated, first separately and then together, by Spartacus, and were withdrawn from command by decree of the Senate (d).

Sources (5)
  • Broughton, MRR2
    • CIL 12.2.897; Cic. Verr. 2.2.95; Balb. 19; Degrassi 131, 486f.; Chr. 354 (Publicola et Lentulo); Fast. Hyd. (Cn. Lentulo et Gellio); Chr. Pasc. (#); Oros. 5.24.4; Cassiod.; and on Lentulus, CIL 12.2.589.
    • (a) Cic. Balb. 19 and 32-33, cf. 38
    • (b) Cic. Verr. 2.2.94-98
    • (c) Sall. Hist. 4.1 M
    • (d) Sall. Hist. 3.106 M; Liv. Per. 96; Plut. Crass. 9.7-10.1; Cal. Min. 8.1-2; App. BC 1.117; Flor. 2.8.10; Eutrop. 6.7.2; Oros. 5.24.4; cf. Iulian Caes. 322 D, #
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Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus
2 magistracies , aged 43 at this time
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Broughton: The Consuls carried bills to validate grants of citizenship by Pompey in Spain (a). They checked Verres in Sicily by providing that no one in the provinces should be tried in absence on a capital charge (b). Lentulus proposed that sums remitted by Sulla be collected from buyers of the property of the proscribed (c). Both Consuls were defeated, first separately and then together, by Spartacus, and were withdrawn from command by decree of the Senate (d).

Sources (5)
  • Broughton, MRR2
    • CIL 12.2.897; Cic. Verr. 2.2.95; Balb. 19; Degrassi 131, 486f.; Chr. 354 (Publicola et Lentulo); Fast. Hyd. (Cn. Lentulo et Gellio); Chr. Pasc. (#); Oros. 5.24.4; Cassiod.; and on Lentulus, CIL 12.2.589.
    • (a) Cic. Balb. 19 and 32-33, cf. 38
    • (b) Cic. Verr. 2.2.94-98
    • (c) Sall. Hist. 4.1 M
    • (d) Sall. Hist. 3.106 M; Liv. Per. 96; Plut. Crass. 9.7-10.1; Cal. Min. 8.1-2; App. BC 1.117; Flor. 2.8.10; Eutrop. 6.7.2; Oros. 5.24.4; cf. Iulian Caes. 322 D, #
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Q. Hortensius Hortalus (): 75 BCE (Aedile) , 72 BCE (Praetor)

Praetors

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Q. Hortensius Hortalus
3 magistracies , aged 42 at this time
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MT: No further comments in MRR2

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  • Broughton, MRR2
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Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus (): 75 BCE (Praetor) , 72 BCE (Consul)

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Cn. Manlius
1 magistracy
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Broughton: Defeated by Spartacus (a).

Sources (1)
  • Broughton, MRR2
    • (a) Liv. Per. 96
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M. Pupius Piso Frugi (cos. 61)
3 magistracies
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Broughton: Pupius Piso is mentioned by Cicero with Curio and Lentulus Clodianus (a). He celebrated a triumph as Proconsul from Spain in 69 (b). It is therefore probable that he held the praetorship about 72, and proceeded to Spain the next year as successor to either Metellus or Pompey.

Sources (3)
  • Broughton, MRR2
    • See 71-9, Promagistrates. See D.-G. 2.69, no. 15.
    • (a) Cic. Brut. 236
    • (b) Ascon. 15 C; see Degrassi 565

Quaestors

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Q. Caecilius Niger
1 magistracy
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Broughton: Served under Verres in Sicily (a), probably in Western Sicily (b). (c)

Sources (3)
  • Broughton, MRR2
    • (a) Cic. Div. in Caec. 4, 28, 31-35, 39, 60-73; Ps.-Ascon. 185, 195 Stangl
    • (b) Cic. Div. in Caec. 39 and 55-58
    • (c) Cf. Quintil. Inst. Or. 5.13.18; Plut. Cic. 7.5.
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P. Caesetius
1 magistracy
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Broughton: Served under Verres in Sicily (a), apparently in succession to Postumius at Syracuse (see 73, Quaestors).

Sources (1)
  • Broughton, MRR2