His cognomen Publicola or Poplicola means in Latin "friend of the people". His mother named him this cognomen in honor of her step father consul Lucius Gellius Publicola and also the name Publicola is a cognomen that appears in Valeria's paternal ancestry, the gensValeria. Valeria has various paternal ancestors with the cognomen Publicola.
Career
Very little is known on Publicola's life. He may have been quaestor in 41 BC[3] and served as a Roman senator. Publicola is remembered from his political career as a distinguished orator. The great Roman poet and satirist Horace, celebrates Publicola's oratory and mentions Publicola in his writings (Serm.i. 10.28) within the company of his maternal uncle Corvinus. Publicola had a son named Quintus Pedius, who was mute, and became a painter on the advice of Corvinus.
Notes
^Syme, R., Augustan Aristocracy, pages 20 and 206.
^Gowers, Emily (2012). Horace: Satires Book I. Cambridge University Press. p. 320. ISBN9780521452205.
^An inscription of this year (CIL 6, 358) names a Quintus Pedius as urban quaestor: P(ublio) Servilio L(ucio) Antonio co(n)s(ulibus) / a(nte) d(iem) IIII K(alendas) Sext(iles) / locavit Q(uintus) Pedius q(uaestor) urb(anus) / murum Iunoni Lucinae / HS CCCLXXX(milibus) / eidemque probavit.
Sources
Ronald Syme, The Augustean Aristocracy, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1989, (Clarendon Paperbaks)
January 29, 2023
quintus, pedius, poplicola, publicola, first, century, roman, came, from, roman, senatorial, family, contents, biography, early, life, career, notes, sourcesbiography, editearly, life, edit, publicola, noblewoman, valeria, sisters, senator, marcus, valerius, m. Quintus Pedius Poplicola or Publicola fl first century BC was a Roman who came from a Roman senatorial family Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 2 Notes 3 SourcesBiography EditEarly life Edit Publicola was the son of the noblewoman Valeria one of the sisters to the senator Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus thus was a daughter of Marcus Valerius Messalla Niger and his wife Polla 1 His father may have been the Quintus Pedius who was nephew or great nephew of dictator Gaius Julius Caesar 2 His cognomen Publicola or Poplicola means in Latin friend of the people His mother named him this cognomen in honor of her step father consul Lucius Gellius Publicola and also the name Publicola is a cognomen that appears in Valeria s paternal ancestry the gens Valeria Valeria has various paternal ancestors with the cognomen Publicola Career Edit Very little is known on Publicola s life He may have been quaestor in 41 BC 3 and served as a Roman senator Publicola is remembered from his political career as a distinguished orator The great Roman poet and satirist Horace celebrates Publicola s oratory and mentions Publicola in his writings Serm i 10 28 within the company of his maternal uncle Corvinus Publicola had a son named Quintus Pedius who was mute and became a painter on the advice of Corvinus Notes Edit Syme R Augustan Aristocracy pages 20 and 206 Gowers Emily 2012 Horace Satires Book I Cambridge University Press p 320 ISBN 9780521452205 An inscription of this year CIL 6 358 names a Quintus Pedius as urban quaestor P ublio Servilio L ucio Antonio co n s ulibus a nte d iem IIII K alendas Sext iles locavit Q uintus Pedius q uaestor urb anus murum Iunoni Lucinae HS CCCLXXX milibus eidemque probavit Sources EditRonald Syme The Augustean Aristocracy Oxford University Press Oxford 1989 Clarendon Paperbaks William Smith Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology C Little and J Brown Boston print London 1870 University of Michigan Library Ann Arbor Michigan 2005 vol 3 p 164 William Smith Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology C Little and J Brown Boston print London 1870 University of Michigan Library Ann Arbor Michigan 2005 vol 3 p 600 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Quintus Pedius Poplicola amp oldid 1083102971, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
