Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

AURE0870 M. Aurelius (103) Cotta

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Life Dates

• 250?, birth (Rüpke 2005)
• 200, death (Broughton MRR I)

Relationships

grandfather of

? L. Aurelius (98) L.? f. C. n. Cotta (cos. 144) (DPRR Team)

Career

• Aedilis Plebis 216 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
  • Liv. 23.30.17. (Broughton MRR I)
• Legatus (Lieutenant)? 212 Campania (Broughton MRR I) Expand
  • Aurelius and Iunius are not mentioned with titles, but since they were put in charge of their posts by the Consul, they were either Legates or Prefects. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Served under Ap. Claudius, who placed him in charge of forwarding supplies from Puteoli (Liv. 25.22.5, cf. 20.3). (Broughton MRR I)
• Decemvir Sacris Faciundis 204 to 200 (Rüpke 2005) Expand
  • M. Aurelius Cotta succeeded M. Pomponius Matho. Liv. 29.38.7. (Broughton MRR I)
  • M'. Acilius Glabrio succeeded M. Aurelius Cotta. Liv. 31.50.5. (Broughton MRR I)
• Legatus (Ambassador) 203 Macedonia (Broughton MRR I) Expand
  • Sent by the Senate to protest to Philip of Macedon against alleged violations of his treaty with the Romans (Liv. 30.26.2-4; see 202 and 201, Legates). (Broughton MRR I)
  • The accusations brought against Philip by the Greek envoys (Liv. 30.26.2-4) are probably late annalistic fabrications (Holleaux, CAH 8.156, note 1), but the names and the sending of an embassy may be based on archival material (Crake 155). (Broughton MRR I)
• Legatus (Ambassador) 201 Macedonia, Achaea (Broughton MRR I) Expand
  • Informed Laevinus (see Promagistrates) on his arrival in Greece of the situation in Macedonia (Liv. 31.3.2-6, and 5.5-9; cf. 30.26.4, and 42.1-10). See 203, Legates; below, note 3. (Broughton MRR I)
• Legatus (Ambassador) 200 Macedonia, Achaea (Broughton MRR I) Expand
  • See 201, Legates. In a suspect account Livy (31.5.5 and 7) reports letters from him as Legatus after the new Consuls entered office. He died this year (Liv. 31.50.5; see Decemviri s. f.). See 201, note 3. (Broughton MRR I)

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