Cossus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus (consul 1 BC)
Cossus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus was a Roman politician and general who was consul in 1 BC.
Biography
Originally born Cossus Cornelius Lentulus, Gaetulicus was a member of the patrician Lentulus branch of the Cornelii clan.
Despite giving the appearance of laziness,[1] he was given a number of important commands. After serving as consul in 1 BC alongside Lucius Calpurnius Piso, he was elected proconsul of Africa in 6 AD[2] Whilst there, he fought a successful campaign against the Gaetuli, which earned him the agnomen Gaetulicus.[3] One of the few individuals trusted by the emperor Tiberius,[1] he was sent to Pannonia in 14 AD to accompany Tiberius’s son Drusus in putting down a mutiny of the legions there.[3] Later, he was given the post of praefectus urbi in 33 AD,[1] holding it for a number of years prior to his death.
Gaetulicus had at least one son, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus.[4]
Sources
- Syme, Ronald, The Roman Revolution, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1939.
- Smith, William, A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1860)
Notes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Quintus Fabricius (suffect) Lucius Caninius Gallus (suffect) |
Consul of the Roman Republic 1 BC With: Lucius Calpurnius Piso |
Succeeded by Aulus Plautius (suffect) Aulus Caecina Severus (suffect) |