Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

AEMI2262 M. Aemilius (141) M. f. M. n. Scaurus

Status

  • Patrician
  • Nobilis Expand

    VM. 8.1.absol. 10, Quint. Inst. Or. 6.1.21, Amm. Marc. 22.15.24

Life Dates

  • 92?, birth (Rüpke 2005)
  • 52, exiled (Kelly 2006) Expand

    Kelly no.46 (no record of restoration).

  • 52?, expelled from Senate (Alexander 1990) Expand

    Alexander TLRR no. 319, cf no. 300.

Relationships

grandson of
L. Caecilius (91) L. f. Q. n. Metellus Delmaticus (cos. 119) (RE)
son of
1 Caecilia (134) Metella (daughter of L. Caecilius (91) L. f. Q. n. Metellus Delmaticus (cos. 119)) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Asc. Scaur. 20C, Asc. Scaur. 27C, Asc. Scaur. 28C, Cic. Scaur. 45, Cic. Scaur. 46, Cic. Sest. 101, Plut. Cato min. 3.1

2 M. Aemilius (140) M. f. L. n. Cam. Scaurus (cos. 115) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Plin. n.h. XXXVI 120

brother of
? Cornelia (436) = Fausta Cornelia (daughter of L. Cornelius (392) L. f. P. n. Sulla Felix ('Epaphroditus') (cos. 88)) (DPRR Team)
? Cornelia? (448) Postuma (daughter of L. Cornelius (392) L. f. P. n. Sulla Felix ('Epaphroditus') (cos. 88)) (DPRR Team)
? Faustus Cornelius (377) L. f. L. n. Sulla (q. 54) (DPRR Team)
? M. Aemilius (137) Scaurus (leg lieut.? 102) (DPRR Team)
? Aemilia (154) (daughter of M. Aemilius (140) M. f. L. n. Cam. Scaurus (cos. 115)) (DPRR Team)
married to
Mucia (28) Tertia (daughter of Q. Mucius (22) P. f. P. n. Scaevola 'Pontifex' (cos. 95)) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Asc. Scaur. 19C, Dio LVI 38.2, Quintil. inst. VI 1.21

father of
M. Aemilius (142) Scaurus (sen. 43) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Asc. Scaur. 19C, Quintil. inst. VI 1.21

Career

  • Quaestor? 66 Syria (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • See 64, Promagistrates, and note 7. (Broughton MRR II)
  • Proquaestor 65 Syria (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • See 66, Quaestors. In 65, or in 64 at the latest, he was active in Pompey's service in Syria. See 64, Promagistrates. (Broughton MRR II)
  • Proquaestor 64 Syria (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • See 66, Quaestors; and 65, Promagistrates. In Syria he became involved in the rivalries of the Jewish princes, and is charged with accepting bribes (Joseph. AJ 14.29-33 and 37; BJ 1.123-130; App. Syr. 51). (Broughton MRR II)
  • Proquaestor Pro Propraetore 63 Syria (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Served under Pompey in Syria and Palestine (see 66, Quaestors; 65-64, Promagistrates), who left him in command there proquaestore propraetore (IGRP 3.1102-ILS 875) with two legions when he returned to Pontus (Joseph. AJ 14.79; BJ 1.157; Hegesipp. 1.18; App. Syr. 51; BC 5.10). (Broughton MRR II)
  • Proquaestor Pro Propraetore 62 Syria (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Remained in charge in Syria when Pompey returned to Asia Minor (see 63, and below, 62, Promagistrates, on Pompey). Began an invasion of Nabatean Arabia, but desisted in return for a payment of 300 talents (Joseph. AJ 14.80-81; BJ 1.159). See 66, Quaestors; and 65-63, Promagistrates. (Broughton MRR II)
  • Proquaestor Pro Propraetore 61 Syria (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • See 63, and 62, Promagistrates. L. Marcius Philippus (see below) probably succeeded him in 61. (Broughton MRR II)
  • Pontifex? 60 to 58 (Rüpke 2005)
  • Aedilis Curulis 58 (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Grueber, CRRBM 1.483f.; Cesano, Stud. Num. 1 (1942) 258f. Gave aedilician games of special magnificence (Cic. Off. 2.57; Sest. 116, and Schol. Bob. 135 Stangl; Val. Max. 2.4.6-7; Ascon. 18C; Plin. NH 8.64 and 96; 9.11; 34.36; 35.127; 36.50, 113-115, and 189; Ammian. Marc. 22.15.24; Solin. 32.31; 34.2). (Broughton MRR II)
    • Pr. 56. Aed. Cur. 58. In MRR 2.195, on Scaurus and P. Plautius Hypsaeus (23), refer for their coinage to Crawford, RRC 1.446, no. 422. (Broughton MRR III)
  • Moneyer 58 (RRC) Expand
    • ref. 422 (RRC)
  • Pontifex 57 to after 52 (Rüpke 2005) Expand
    • 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)
    • The full list of the college of Pontifices, including the Flamen Martialis and the Flamen Quirinalis (no Flamen Dialis had been inaugurated since the death of Merula in 87) and the Pontifices Minores, as it was composed on September 29, 57, can be reconstructed from Cic. Har. Resp. 12: (Broughton MRR II)
  • Praetor 56 Rome, de vi? (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Presided at the trial of Sestius (Cic. Sest. 101, and 116; Ascon. 16 C; perhaps named in CIL 12.2. 811). See 55, Promagistrates. (Broughton MRR II)
    • p. 755, footnote 465 (Brennan 2000)
  • Propraetor 55 Sardinia (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Governor of Sardinia (Ascon. 18 C), probably Proconsul (CIL 12.2. 8 11). Prosecuted for extortion immediately after his return in 54, but acquitted (Cic. Scaur., passim; QF 2.15.3; 3.1.11; Alt. 4.16.6, cf. 15.9; Val. Max. 8.1.10; Ascon. 18-28 C). See 54, Promagistrates. (Broughton MRR II)

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