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CORN0780 L. Cornelius (211) L. f. Ti. n. Lentulus Caudinus

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son of: L. Cornelius (210) Ti. f. Ser. n. Lentulus Caudinus (cos. 275) (RE)
brother of: ? P. Cornelius (213) L. f. Ti. n. Lentulus Caudinus (cos. 236) (DPRR Team)
father of: ? P. Cornelius (200) Lentulus (pr. 214) (Brennan 2000); Cn. Cornelius (176) L. f. L. n. Lentulus (cos. 201) (RE); ? L. Cornelius (188) L. f. L. n. Lentulus (cos. 199) (Zmeskal 2009)

Consul 237 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
- Fast. Cap. (names entire); Eutrop. 3.2; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd., and Chr. Pasc. (with Caudinus, the only name reported, corrupted to Claudius); Cassiod.; Zon. 9.18; see Degrassi 44f., 117, 438f. Both campaigned against Gauls and Ligurians (Polyb. 2.21.3-6; Flor. 1.19.5; Eutrop. 3.2; Zon. 8.18). (Broughton MRR I)
Censor 236 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
- Lutatius died in office (Fast. Cap., Degrassi 44f., 117, 438f.). (Broughton MRR I)
Pontifex? 235 to 221 (Rüpke 2005) Expand
- L. Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus succeeded L. Caecilius Metellus. On Metellus, see Cic. Sen. 30; Val. Max. 8.13.2; Plin. NH 7.139. Lentulus is mentioned as Pont. Max. in 217 (Liv. 22.10.1). See 213. (Broughton MRR I)
Pontifex Maximus? 221 to 218 (Rüpke 2005)
Pontifex Maximus 217 to 213 (Rüpke 2005) Expand
- L. Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus succeeded L. Caecilius Metellus. On Metellus, see Cic. Sen. 30; Val. Max. 8.13.2; Plin. NH 7.139. Lentulus is mentioned as Pont. Max. in 217 (Liv. 22.10.1). See 213. (Broughton MRR I)
- Liv. 25.2.2. (Broughton MRR I)
- Lentulus as Pont. Max. consulted the Pontifices and the people about a ver sacrum in 217 (Liv. 22.10.1). On his election as Pont. Max. in succession to L. Caecilius Metellus in 221, see 221, Pontifices. (Broughton MRR I)
- M. Cornelius Cethegus succeeded L. Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus as pontifex maximus: see 212, Pontifices. (Broughton MRR I)