Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

AEMI1865 Mam. Aemilius (80) Mam. f. Lepidus Livianus

Status

  • Patrician

Life Dates

  • Before 119?, birth (Rüpke 2005)
  • Before 59, death (Broughton MRR II) Expand

    A pontifix who died between the death of Metellus Pius in 64 or 63 (see 63, Pontifices) and that of Catulus (before May, 60, Cic. Att. 1.20.3; Dio 37.46.3-4), based on the order of the lists of priests in Macrob. Sat. 3.13.11 (before 69 B.C.) and in Cicero (Har. Resp. 12; Dom. 118; in 57 B.C.),

Relationships

grandson of
? C. Livius (14) M. f. M. n. Drusus (cos. 147) (Badian 1990)
son of
? Cornelia (409) (married to M. Livius (17) C. f. M. n. Drusus (cos. 112)) (DPRR Team)
M. Livius (17) C. f. M. n. Drusus (cos. 112) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Cic. Fin. 4.66 (Livia)

adopted son of
? M. Aemilius (71) Lepidus (cos. 126) (Zmeskal 2009)
brother of
? Livia (35) (daughter of M. Livius (17) C. f. M. n. Drusus (cos. 112)) (DPRR Team)
? M. Livius (18) M. f. C. n. Drusus (aed.? before 93) (DPRR Team)

Career

  • Legatus (Lieutenant) 88 Italia (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • 10 There is no evidence sufficient to identify this commander, but if he served under Metellus Pius the passages regarding the death of Pompaedius Silo can be brought into relationship if not into accord. See Promagistrates, on Metellus Pius. (Broughton MRR II)
    • Credited with victories in the Social War, including the death of Pompaedius Silo (Liv. Per. 76; cf. Diod. 37.2.10; but see Promagistrates, on Metellus Pius, and below, on Sulpicius Galba). (Broughton MRR II)
  • Legatus (Lieutenant)? 82 Italia (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • No title preserved. The officer who captured Norba in late 82 or early 81 (App. BC 1.94). (Broughton MRR II)
  • Pontifex? 81 to 75 (Rüpke 2005)
  • Praetor before 79 (Brennan 2000) Expand
    • 1 As he failed once of election before succeeding to the consulship of 77 (Cic. off. 2.58; Sall. Hist. 1.86 M), 81 is the latest year possible under the Cornelian law. (Broughton MRR II)
    • See 80, Promagistrates. (Broughton MRR II)
    • p. 748, footnote 304. cf. Broughton who suggests 81. (Brennan 2000)
  • Repulsa (Cos.) 78 (Pina Polo 2012) Expand
    • pp. 65-72 (Pina Polo 2012)
  • Consul 77 (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Cic. Brut. 175; Sall. Hist. 3.48.10M; Fast. Cap., Degrassi 56f., 130, 484f. (Brutus' name entire; Mam. [Ai]miliu[s Mam. f. - n. Lepi]d. Livia[nus]); Ascon. 81C; Obseq. 58; Chr. 354 (Mamereo et Iuliano); Fast. Hyd. (Bruto et Mamereo); so also Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; and on Lepidus, Cic. Off. 2.-58; Cluent. 99; Val. Max. 7.7.6. (Broughton MRR II)
    • Cos. 77. As consul he commanded considerable military forces (Cic. Cluent. 99: legati et praefecti et tribuni militates), but there is no evidence, although Transalpine and Cisalpine Gaul were apparently available, that he went on to a provincial command (Sumner, JRS 54, 1964, 47; Badian, Mel. Piganiol 2.912-913). Sumner has shown that Mamercus, rather than Marcus or Manius (62). Cos. 66, was very probably one of the principes civitatis qui plurimum in senatu poterant who were hostile witnesses against C. Cornelius in 65 (JRS 54, 1964, 41-48; see Ascon. 60C; contra, M. T. Griffin, JRS 63, 1973, 213; Syme, Ten Papers in Tacitus 31, note 5, and 141). Princeps senatus 70. On the possibility that he was chosen princeps senatus by the censors of 70, see MRR 2.130, note 1 (deleting the word insignificant and adding a reference to Mommsen, StR 3.970 and 975, note 2, where he retracts his earlier view in RF 1.92-94). He might be an unknown censor of 64 (Suolahti, Censors 661-663; Sumner, loc. cit. 47-48), but see above on M'. Acilius Glabrio (38). Cos. 67. On his name, see Sumner, Orators 64-67.[8x] (Broughton MRR III)
  • Pontifex 74 to after 65 (Rüpke 2005) Expand
    • Mam. Aemilius Lepidus succeeded M. Livius Drusus. Macrob. Sat. 3.13.11. (Broughton MRR II)
    • The successors to P. Mucius Scaevola, Sex. Quinctilius Varus, Mam. Aemilius Lepidus, D. Iunius Silanus and Q. Latatius Catulus were C. Fannius, M. Aemilius Lepidus, P. Cornelius Lentulus SPinther, M. Aemilius Scaurus, M. Licinius Crassus Dives, M. Licinius Crassus and C. Scribonius Curio. These lists of the Pontifices who died between the death of Metellus Pius in 64 or 63 (see 63, Pontifices) and that of Catulus (before May, 60, Cic. Att. 1.20.3; Dio 37.46.3-4), and of their successors, are based on the order of the lists of priests in Macrob. Sat. 3.13.11 (before 6913.C.) and in Cicero (Har. Resp. 12; Dom. 118; in 57 B.C.), and assume that in both cases they are named in the order of their inauguration into the college. The lower limit is drawn on the assumption that the two plebeians, Crassus, whether he be the Consul of 70 or his son, and Curio, are probably the successors of the two plebeians Silanus and Catulus. As the earlier list is not complete there is room for an additional name in the list of successors. On the whole question, see L. R. Taylor, AJPh 63 (1942) 384-412, esp. 388ff., and 411f. (Broughton MRR II)
  • Princeps Senatus? 70 (Broughton MRR III) Expand
    • Cos. 77. As consul he commanded considerable military forces (Cic. Cluent. 99: legati et praefecti et tribuni militates), but there is no evidence, although Transalpine and Cisalpine Gaul were apparently available, that he went on to a provincial command (Sumner, JRS 54, 1964, 47; Badian, Mel. Piganiol 2.912-913). Sumner has shown that Mamercus, rather than Marcus or Manius (62). Cos. 66, was very probably one of the principes civitatis qui plurimum in senatu poterant who were hostile witnesses against C. Cornelius in 65 (JRS 54, 1964, 41-48; see Ascon. 60C; contra, M. T. Griffin, JRS 63, 1973, 213; Syme, Ten Papers in Tacitus 31, note 5, and 141). Princeps senatus 70. On the possibility that he was chosen princeps senatus by the censors of 70, see MRR 2.130, note 1 (deleting the word insignificant and adding a reference to Mommsen, StR 3.970 and 975, note 2, where he retracts his earlier view in RF 1.92-94). He might be an unknown censor of 64 (Suolahti, Censors 661-663; Sumner, loc. cit. 47-48), but see above on M'. Acilius Glabrio (38). Cos. 67. On his name, see Sumner, Orators 64-67.[8x] (Broughton MRR III)
  • Censor? 64 (Broughton MRR III) Expand
    • Cos. 77. As consul he commanded considerable military forces (Cic. Cluent. 99: legati et praefecti et tribuni militates), but there is no evidence, although Transalpine and Cisalpine Gaul were apparently available, that he went on to a provincial command (Sumner, JRS 54, 1964, 47; Badian, Mel. Piganiol 2.912-913). Sumner has shown that Mamercus, rather than Marcus or Manius (62). Cos. 66, was very probably one of the principes civitatis qui plurimum in senatu poterant who were hostile witnesses against C. Cornelius in 65 (JRS 54, 1964, 41-48; see Ascon. 60C; contra, M. T. Griffin, JRS 63, 1973, 213; Syme, Ten Papers in Tacitus 31, note 5, and 141). Princeps senatus 70. On the possibility that he was chosen princeps senatus by the censors of 70, see MRR 2.130, note 1 (deleting the word insignificant and adding a reference to Mommsen, StR 3.970 and 975, note 2, where he retracts his earlier view in RF 1.92-94). He might be an unknown censor of 64 (Suolahti, Censors 661-663; Sumner, loc. cit. 47-48), but see above on M'. Acilius Glabrio (38). Cos. 67. On his name, see Sumner, Orators 64-67.[8x] (Broughton MRR III)

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