Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura
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Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura (114 BCTemplate:Sfn – 5 December 63 BC) was one of the chief figures in the Catilinarian conspiracy. He was also the step-father of the future triumvir Mark Antony.
Biography
When accused by Sulla Template:Citation needed span He was praetor in 74 BC, serving as president of the quaestio de repetundis, before being elected as consul in 71 BC.Template:Sfn
In 70, he was one of a number of senators expelled from the senate for immorality. He was elected as one of the praetors for 63, readmitting him to the senate.Template:Sfn However, soon after his election to praetor, he joined Catiline's conspiracy. Template:Citation needed span
On learning that ambassadors from the Allobroges were in Rome bearing a complaint against their oppression by Roman provincial governors, Lentulus made overtures to them with the object of obtaining armed assistance. Pretending to fall in with his views, the ambassadors obtained a written agreement signed by the chief conspirators, and informed Q. Fabius Sanga, their "patron" in Rome, who in turn informed Cicero.
The conspirators were arrested and forced to admit their guilt. He was put to death in the Tullianum on 5 December 63 BC, along with other senatorial supporters of Catiline.
See also
- Lentulus, Roman patrician family.
References
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Ancient sources
- Dio Cassius xxxvii. 30, xlvi. 20
- Plutarch, Cicero, 17
- Sallust, Bellum Catilinae
- Cicero, In Catilinam, iii., iv.; Pro Sulla, 25.
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