Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

SEMP0603 P. Sempronius (85) P. f. C. n. Sophus

Life Dates

  • 334?, birth (Develin 1979) Expand

    Develin no. 18.

Career

  • Tribunus Plebis 310 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Attempted to compel Claudius to lay down his Censorship (Liv. 9.33.5; cf. 33-34; and above, Censors). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Consul 304 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Liv. 9.45.1; Diod. 20.91.1; Fast. Cap. ([- -] C. n. Sophus; P. S[- -]); Act. Tr. (names entire); Plin. NH 33.18, L. Sulpicius; Chr. 354 (Sofo et Saberio); Fast. Hyd. (Sempronio et Faberio), so also Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; Degrassi 38f., 110, 422f. According to Livy (9.45.1-4), Sempronius led his army through Samnite territory and recommended the peace that was made this year, then with his colleague turned to destroy the Aequi (9.45.5-18), but Diod. and Act. Tr. credit him alone with the reduction of the Aequi and a triumph over them (Diod. 20.101.5), while his colleague triumphed over Samnites (Act. Tr.). See Degrassi 70f., 543. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Triumphator 304 (Rich 2014) Expand
    • Triumph de Aequeis. MRR I.167, Itgenshorst no. 86, Rich no. 86. (Rich 2014)
  • Censor 300 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Fast. Cap. ([- -Sempr]oniu[s- -]), Degrassi 38f., 111, 424f.; confirmed by Livy (10.9.14), who has them complete the lustration in 299, after adding the tribes Aniensis and Teretina. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Pontifex 300 to after 296 (Rüpke 2005) Expand
    • Plebeians elected under the Lex Ogulnia (Liv. 10.9.2, and 10.6-9; on Livius, 10.28.14, and 29.3; and perhaps on Marcius, ILS 9338, no. 1). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Praetor 296 Rome (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • In charge at Rome (Liv. 10.21.4-10), and ordered by plebiscite to cause the election of a board of three to found colonies in the land of Vescinum and Falernum at Minturnae and Sinuessa (Liv.; Vell. 1.14). (Broughton MRR I)
    • p. 725 (Brennan 2000)

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