Although he failed to be elected Aedile,[1] Tullus was elected to the office of Praetor by 69 BC,[2] and possibly Curator Viarum in 68 BC,[3] before being elected consul in 66 BC.[4] During his consulate, it was brought to his attention that Catiline was intending to seek the consulship for 65 BC.[5] As Publius Clodius Pulcher had declared he was intending to prosecute Catiline on charges of corruption while Catiline was governor of Africa,[6] Tullus, after consultation with leading senators, and with the support of Marcus Licinius Crassus and Julius Caesar, refused to accept Catiline's nomination for the consulate with such charges hanging over his head.[7] With the unravelling of the second Catilinian conspiracy, he approved of Cicero’s measures against Catiline's accomplices, and spoke up in support of Cicero in the Senate.[1]
In 56 BC, Tullus gave his support to the group who were pushing to grant Pompey a special commission to bring about the restoration of Ptolemy XII Auletes in Egypt.[1] In 54 BC, he was one of the consulars who supported Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, who was standing trial for extortion.[1] Largely abandoning politics after his consulate,[1] he tried to stand aloof when the conflict between Pompey and Julius Caesar reached a crisis point in late 50 BC. In January 49 BC, he proposed sending peace envoys to Caesar to try to defuse the situation.[8] He, like many other senators, obeyed Pompey's instructions and fled Rome, but returned when Caesar summoned all members of the Senate to return.[9] Beyond this, he took no part in the struggle, but remained quietly in Italy. Cicero, however, noted that he was an enemy of Gaius Claudius Marcellus, whom Caesar pardoned in 45 BC.[1]
lucius, volcatius, tullus, consul, lucius, volcatius, tullus, roman, politician, became, consul, alongside, manius, aemilius, lepidus, biography, editalthough, failed, elected, aedile, tullus, elected, office, praetor, possibly, curator, viarum, before, being,. Lucius Volcatius Tullus was a Roman politician who became consul in 66 BC alongside Manius Aemilius Lepidus Biography editAlthough he failed to be elected Aedile 1 Tullus was elected to the office of Praetor by 69 BC 2 and possibly Curator Viarum in 68 BC 3 before being elected consul in 66 BC 4 During his consulate it was brought to his attention that Catiline was intending to seek the consulship for 65 BC 5 As Publius Clodius Pulcher had declared he was intending to prosecute Catiline on charges of corruption while Catiline was governor of Africa 6 Tullus after consultation with leading senators and with the support of Marcus Licinius Crassus and Julius Caesar refused to accept Catiline s nomination for the consulate with such charges hanging over his head 7 With the unravelling of the second Catilinian conspiracy he approved of Cicero s measures against Catiline s accomplices and spoke up in support of Cicero in the Senate 1 In 56 BC Tullus gave his support to the group who were pushing to grant Pompey a special commission to bring about the restoration of Ptolemy XII Auletes in Egypt 1 In 54 BC he was one of the consulars who supported Marcus Aemilius Scaurus who was standing trial for extortion 1 Largely abandoning politics after his consulate 1 he tried to stand aloof when the conflict between Pompey and Julius Caesar reached a crisis point in late 50 BC In January 49 BC he proposed sending peace envoys to Caesar to try to defuse the situation 8 He like many other senators obeyed Pompey s instructions and fled Rome but returned when Caesar summoned all members of the Senate to return 9 Beyond this he took no part in the struggle but remained quietly in Italy Cicero however noted that he was an enemy of Gaius Claudius Marcellus whom Caesar pardoned in 45 BC 1 Tullus was the father of Lucius Volcatius Tullus who was consul in 33 BC Notes edit a b c d e f Smith 1849 p 1190 Broughton pg 130 Broughton pgs 138 140 Broughton pg 150 Smith pg 1190 Holmes I pg 233 Holmes I pg 234 Broughton pg 150 Holmes I pg 234 Holmes III pg 3 Holmes III pg 41Sources editT Robert S Broughton The Magistrates of the Roman Republic Vol II 1952 Holmes T Rice The Roman Republic and the Founder of the Empire Vol I 1923 Holmes T Rice The Roman Republic and the Founder of the Empire Vol III 1923 Smith William 1849 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography amp Mythology Vol III Political officesPreceded byG Calpurnius PisoM Acilius Glabrio Consul of the Roman Republic66 BC With M Aemilius Lepidus Succeeded byL Aurelius CottaL Manlius Torquatus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lucius Volcatius Tullus consul 66 BC amp oldid 1174844631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
