Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus (consul 97 BC)
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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus was a consul of the Roman Republic in 97 BC. He had been praetor by 100 BC.[1] His consular colleague was Publius Licinius Crassus. During their consulship, the senate passed a decree banning human sacrifice.[2] Despite the fame of the gens Cornelia and his attainment of Rome's highest office, little is known about this Lentulus.
References[edit]
- ^ T.R.S. Broughton, The Magistrates of the Roman Republic (American Philological Association, 1952), vol. 2, p. 6.
- ^ Pliny, Natural History 30.12.
| Preceded by Q. Caecilius Metellus Nepos and T. Didius |
Consul of the Roman Republic with P. Licinius Crassus 97 BC |
Succeeded by C. Cassius Longinus and Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus |