Gaius Memmius (consul 34 BC)

Gaius Memmius (born c. 70 BC) was a Roman senator who was appointed suffect consul in 34 BC.

Biography

Gaius Memmius was the son of Gaius Memmius. His mother was Fausta Cornelia, thus making him a grandson of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, the former dictator of Rome.[1][2] A Novus homo, very little is known of his career, and it is unknown whether he was a supporter of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus or of Marcus Antonius. He was appointed consul suffectus in 34 BC, replacing Lucius Scribonius Libo. He was later appointed proconsular governor of Asia, sometime after 30 BC. During his period as governor, Memmius set up monument honoring himself and three generations of his family, which still survives today.[3] The inscription reads:

C∙MEMMIO∙C∙F∙SULLAE∙FELICIS∙N∙EX∙PEQUNI(A)

which translates as:

To Gaius Memmius, son of Gaius Memmius, grandson of Sulla Felix (paid for this monument) from his own funds.

Sources

References

  1. Lucretius (c.99—c.55 BC) Internet Enclyclopedia of Philosophy
  2. Syme, p. 265
  3. I. Ephesos II. 403.

Further reading

Political offices
Preceded by
Lucius Sempronius Atratinus,
and Lucius Scribonius Libo
Suffect Consul of the Roman Empire
34 BC
with Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus
Succeeded by
Marcus Herennius Picens, and
Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus

as consules suffecti
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