Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

CLAU0994 Q. Claudius (151, cf. 29) (Flamen)

The praenomen Q. is rare in the Gens Claudia, and the cognomen, which is given in the dative (Flamini) appears in one group of manuscripts as Flaminio. The cognomen Claudus of the consul of 271 raises the suggestion that Claudius Flamen's name may possibly have been Quinctius Claudus Flamininus, perhaps also the IIvir of 217. But Livy repeatedly refers to him during his years at Tarentum as Q. Claudius (MRR 1.290, 295, 299). Badian's suggestion, given above, also suggests that he was an uncle of Flamininus, the future consul of 198, who appears in 205, 204, and perhaps until 202, as propraetor in Tarentum in succession to him (Liv. 29.13.6 in 204, with the phrase ut priore anno; see MRR 1.303, 308). See Badian, JRS 61, 1971, 106-110. But see also E. Rawson's convincing arguments for keeping the name of Q. Claudius Flamen (Historia 26, 1977, 340-357, esp. 349-351). (Broughton MRR III)

Career

  • Praetor 208 Apulia (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Election Liv. 27.21.5 Provinces 27.22.3. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Flamen, a cognomen otherwise unknown, is rejected by Johnson and Hallward in the Oxford text of Livy 27.22.3 ad loc. (cf. Münzer RE), because to be one of the Flamens Q. Claudius must have been a patrician and could not have held the Tribunate of the Plebs in 218. The Praetor of this year and the Tribune of 218 however need not be the same person. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Liv. 27.29.6; cf. 27.36.13. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Propraetor 207 Apulia, Calabria (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Livy omits the regular list of prorogations for this year with the exception of Q. Fulvius Flaccus. (Broughton MRR I)
    • See 208, note 1. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Imperium prorogued as Propraetor (Liv. 27.43.2) at Tarentum and among the Sallentini (Liv. 27.36.13, 38.8, and 40.11-14). Sent Hasdrubal's messsengers to Nero (27.43.1-5).{296} (Broughton MRR I)
  • Propraetor 206 Apulia (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • See 208, note 1. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Imperium prorogued as Propraetor to protect Tarentum (Liv. 28.10.15, and 11.12; cf. Crake 286). (Broughton MRR I)

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