Lucius Passienus Rufus
Lucius Passienus Rufus was a Roman senator and a novus homo of some oratorical talent. He was consul in 4 BC as the colleague of Gaius Calvisius Sabinus.[1]
He inherited the name, the wealth, and the influence of Sallustius who was his uncle. Rufus is also the father of Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus, who was adopted by Sallustius, and married Augustus' granddaughter Agrippina the Younger.[2]
The sortition awarded Passienus Rufus the proconsular governorship of Africa (circa 4/3 BC). While governor he led a successful campaign in the frontier zone, for which he earned the ornamenta.[3]
References
- Alison E. Cooley, The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy (Cambridge: University Press, 2012), p. 458
- Ronald Syme, The Augustan Aristocracy (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), pp. 159f
- Syme, Augustan Aristocracy, p. 319
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Quintus Haterius, and Gaius Sulpicius Galba as Suffect consuls |
Consul of the Roman Empire 4 BC with Gaius Calvisius Sabinus |
Succeeded by Gaius Caelius (Rufus?), and Galus Sulpicius as suffect consuls |
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