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Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther (Konsul 57 v. Chr.) Publius [1] Cornelius Lentulus, genannt Spinther aufgrund seiner Ähnlichkeit mit einem Schauspieler gleichen Namens († 47/ 46 v. Chr. ), war ein römischer Politiker der späten Republik. Vermutlich 74 v. Chr. war er Quästor und Münzmeister.
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther († 42 v. Chr.) war ein römischer Senator und Politiker während der Krise der Römischen Republik in der Mitte des 1. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. Jahrhunderts v. Chr.
- Early Career
- Consul and Governor
- The Civil War
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Spinther belonged to the famous patrician gens Cornelia. He was the son of a homonymous father and received the cognomen "Spinther" supposedly from his resemblance to an actor by that name. Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus, who served as one of the consuls in the year 49 BC, was his younger brother. He entered public life in 74 BC, when he served as ...
In the campaign in 58 BC for the next year's consulship, Spinther received the backing of Julius Caesar and Pompey. Caesar had for some time cultivated Spinther's friendship by supporting Spinther's campaign for the pontificate and his assignment to Hispania Citerior. Elected first, he was then joined in the consulship by Quintus Caecilius Metellus...
In the run-up to Caesar's civil war, according to Cassius Dio, Spinther played a role in the rejection of an extension of Caesar's term by voting down the insertion of an intercalary month by Gaius Scribonius Curio in 50 BC. In the vote, he allegedly was joined by Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and a young Marcus Junius Brutus. When the war started in...
Although Sextus Aurelius Victor implies Spinther was killed in 48 BC, Cicero's dialogue Brutus implies that Spinther survived until early 47 with a terminus ante quem of 46 BC. Aurelius Victor's narrative blames Caesar for Spinther's death; the event is unverified by other contemporary sources, but may explain why his homonymous son joined Caesar's...
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lentulus". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 431.
P. Cornelius (238) P. f. L. n. Lentulus Spinther in the Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic.
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther ist der Name folgender Personen: Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther (Konsul 57 v. Chr.) († 47/46 v. Chr.), römischer Politiker. Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther (Politiker) († 42 v. Chr.), römischer Senator und Politiker.
21. März 2024 · Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther (died c. 48 bc) was a leading supporter of the Roman general Pompey the Great during the Civil War (49–45 bc) between Pompey and Julius Caesar; he was a brother of Lentulus Crus. As curule aedile, Lentulus in 63 helped Cicero suppress Catiline’s conspiracy to overthrow the government.
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Publius Cornelius Lentulus († 48 v. Chr.), auch Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther genannt, war consul des Jahres 57 v. Chr. und ein wichtiger Akteur im Bürgerkrieg zwischen Iulius Caesar und Pompeius.
22. Dez. 2015 · Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, elder brother of L. *Cornelius Lentulus Crus (see E. Badian, Chiron1990, 407 n. 26), quaestor c.74 bce, aided *Cicero as aedile 63. Urban praetor 60, he became proconsul in Spain and (with *Caesar's support) a pontifex.
