CORN2028 P. Cornelius (386) Sulla

Status

  • Patrician
  • Nobilis Expand

    Cic. Sull. 37, Schol. Bob. Sull. 83 Stangl

Life Dates

  • 66, expelled from Senate (Alexander 1990) Expand

    Alexander TLRR no. 201 (condemned, hence expelled, under lex Calpurnia de ambitu in relation to consular campaign of 66 for 65).

Relationships

brother of
L. Caecilius (110) L. f. Rufus (pr. 57) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Cic. ad Q. fr. III 3.2, Cic. Sull. 62

father of
P. Cornelius (387) P. f. Sulla (sen. 40) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Cic. ad Q. fr. III 3.2, Cic. Sull. 88f.

stepfather of
C. Memmius (9) (tr. pl. 54) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Cic. ad Q. fr. III 3.2

related to
? L. Cornelius (392) L. f. P. n. Sulla Felix ('Epaphroditus') (cos. 88) (RE) Expand

Cic. off. II 29

Career

  • Triumvir Coloniis Deducendis 80 (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Settled Sullan colonists at Pompeii (Cic. Sull. 60-62). (Broughton MRR II)
  • Praetor before 67 (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • 4 See note 2. (Broughton MRR II)
    • See 67, Promagistrates; and below, note 9 (Broughton MRR II)
    • p. 749, footnote 320 (Brennan 2000)
  • Consul Designatus 66 (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Chr. 354 (Sulla et Peto). Sulla was elected by all the centuries (Cic. Sull. 91). Both were convicted of bribery, under the Calpurnian law (Cic. Sull. 11 and 49-50 and 8 1 ; Fin. 2.62; Sall. Cat. 18; Liv. Per. 10 1 ; Ascon. 75, and 88 C; Suet. Iul. 9; Dio 36.44.3-5; Schol. Bob. 78-79 Stangl). See Degrassi 131, 488. (Broughton MRR II)
  • Legatus (Lieutenant) 48 Macedonia (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Commander of the camp as Legate under Caesar at Dyrrachium (Caes. BC 3.51.1), and commander of the right wing of Caesar's army at Pharsalus (Caes. BC 3.89.2, and 99.4; App. BC 2.76). (Broughton MRR II)
  • Legatus (Lieutenant) 47 Sicilia (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Probably a Legate, when his life was endangered by mutinous legions which he was bringing to Sicily for Caesar (Cic. Att. 11.21.2, and 22.2). (Broughton MRR II)