Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

LUTA1949 Q. Lutatius (8) Q. f. Q. n. Catulus

Status

  • Nobilis Expand

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 7.21, Cic. Att. 13.12.3, Schol. Bob. Arch. 176 Stangl

Life Dates

  • Before 119?, birth (Rüpke 2005)
  • Before 59?, death (Rüpke 2005)

Relationships

son of
? Servilia (98) (daughter of? Q. Servilius (48) Cn. f. Cn. n. Caepio (cos. 140)) (DPRR Team)
Q. Lutatius (7) Q. f. Catulus (cos. 102) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Cic. acad. II 148, Cic. Arch. 6, Cic. Brut. 133f., Cic. Brut. 222, Cic. nat. deor. I 79, Cic. off. I 109., Cic. off. I 133, Cic. Rab. perd. 26, Cic. Verr. II iii 209

brother of
? Lutatia (24) (daughter of Q. Lutatius (7) Q. f. Catulus (cos. 102)) (DPRR Team)
father of
Lutatia (25) (daughter of Q. Lutatius (8) Q. f. Q. n. Catulus (cos. 78)) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Cic. acad. II 89

Career

  • Pontifex? 90 to 71 (Rüpke 2005)
  • Legatus (Envoy) 87 (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Sent by the Senate to Metellus Pius to urge him to negotiate a peace with the Samnites and come to the defence of Rome (Gran. Lic. 25B; cf. App. BC 1.68; Dio 30-35, fr. 102.6-7). (Broughton MRR II)
  • Aedilis? c. 84 (Broughton MRR III) Expand
    • Cos. 78. On his aedileship, see Amm. Marc. 14:6\.25, and cf. Cic. Off: 2.58; Val. Max. 2.4.6. It was rejected by Münzer (RE 13.2.2082), but accepted by Sumner (JRS 54, 1964, 45, note 48; Orators 116; cf. Badian, Studies 217-219). A date ca. 84 is based on a calculation from the date of his consulship. Consul 78 and Censor 65. See ILLRP 369; cf. also G. Molisani, Lucius Cornelius Quinti Catuli Architectus, RAL 26, 1971, 41-49-AEpig. 1971, no. 61. Refer also to Plut. Cat. Min. 16.4-6 on the dispute between the younger Cato as quaestor and Catulus before he abdicated his censorship. (Broughton MRR III)
  • Praetor before 80 (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • 3 See note 2. (Broughton MRR II)
    • p. 748, footnote 303 (Brennan 2000)
  • Consul 78 (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • CIL 12.2.588, 734-737; Cic. Balb. 34 and 39; Sall. Hist. 1.1M; Liv. Per. 90; Fast. Cap., Degrassi 56f., 130, 484f. (Lepidus' name entire; Q. Lut[ati]us Q. f. [Q. n.] Catulu[s]); Plin. NH 10.50; 35.13; 36.49 and 109; Eutrop. 6.1.1; Chr. 354 (Lepido et Catulo), so also Fast. Hyd., and Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod. Lepidus quarreled with his colleague, attempted to prevent giving funeral honors to Sulla, and, proposing a program to restore the powers of the tribunate, to carry new grain laws, and restore the confiscated lands to their former owners, began an insurrection, while Catulus became the leader of the opposing forces (Cic. Cat. 3.24; Sall. Hist. 1.54-73M; Liv. Per. 90; Suet. Iul. 3; Plut. Sull. 34.4-5; Pomp. 15.1-16.2; App. BC 1.105-107; Gran. Lic. 43-45B; Flor. 2.11.1-6; Dio 44.28.2, and 47.4, Iul. Exup. 6; Eutrop. 6.5.1; Oros. 5.22.16; Schol. Gron. 286 Stangl). Catulus also received charge of the restoration of the temple of Jupiter on the Capitolium (CIL 12.2.737-ILS 35; of. 35a; Cic. Verr. 2.4.69; see especially 62, Praetors, on Caesar). (Broughton MRR II)
    • Cos. 78. On his aedileship, see Amm. Marc. 14:6\.25, and cf. Cic. Off: 2.58; Val. Max. 2.4.6. It was rejected by Münzer (RE 13.2.2082), but accepted by Sumner (JRS 54, 1964, 45, note 48; Orators 116; cf. Badian, Studies 217-219). A date ca. 84 is based on a calculation from the date of his consulship. Consul 78 and Censor 65. See ILLRP 369; cf. also G. Molisani, Lucius Cornelius Quinti Catuli Architectus, RAL 26, 1971, 41-49-AEpig. 1971, no. 61. Refer also to Plut. Cat. Min. 16.4-6 on the dispute between the younger Cato as quaestor and Catulus before he abdicated his censorship. (Broughton MRR III)
  • Proconsul 77 Italia (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Proconsul (Sall. Hist. 1.77.22M), but what province had been assigned him is not clear. Defeated Lepidus near Rome and pursued him through Etruria to Cosa (Liv. Per. 90; Val. Max. 2.8.7; Plut. Pomp. 16.3 and 6; 17.3; App. BC 1.107; Flor. 2.11.6-8; Iul. Exup. 6; Oros. 5.22.16-18; see above, on Lepidus). (Broughton MRR II)
  • Curator Restituendi Capitolii 77 to 62 (Rüpke 2005)
  • Pontifex 70 to 60 (Rüpke 2005) Expand
    • Died not long after the acquittal of Clodius, certainly before May 12, 60 (Cic. Att. 1.20.3; Dio 37.46.3-4). M. Licinius Crassus Dives and C. Scribonius Curio probably succeeded Q. Lutatius Catulus and D. Iunius Silanus (see Cic. Har. Resp. 12). See 57, Pontifices. (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)
  • Censor 65 (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Catulus thwarted the attempts of his colleague to enroll the Transpadanes as citizens (Dio 37.9.3; cf. Cic. Balb. 50), and to make Egypt tributary (Cic. Leg. Agr. 2.44; Suet. Iul. 11; Plut. Crass. 13.1-2), and both finally abdicated without completing the census (Plut.; Dio). (Broughton MRR II)
    • Cos. 78. On his aedileship, see Amm. Marc. 14:6\.25, and cf. Cic. Off: 2.58; Val. Max. 2.4.6. It was rejected by Münzer (RE 13.2.2082), but accepted by Sumner (JRS 54, 1964, 45, note 48; Orators 116; cf. Badian, Studies 217-219). A date ca. 84 is based on a calculation from the date of his consulship. Consul 78 and Censor 65. See ILLRP 369; cf. also G. Molisani, Lucius Cornelius Quinti Catuli Architectus, RAL 26, 1971, 41-49-AEpig. 1971, no. 61. Refer also to Plut. Cat. Min. 16.4-6 on the dispute between the younger Cato as quaestor and Catulus before he abdicated his censorship. (Broughton MRR III)
  • Repulsa 63 (Pina Polo 2012) Expand
    • (pont. max.). pp. 65-72 (Pina Polo 2012)

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