Lucius Manlius Torquatus (consul 65 BC) - Wikipedia Lucius Manlius Torquatus (consul 65 BC) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Lucius Manlius Torquatus) Jump to navigation Jump to search Lucius Manlius Torquatus was a Consul of the Roman Republic in 65 BC, elected after the condemnation of Publius Cornelius Sulla and Publius Autronius Paetus. Biography[edit] Torquatus belonged to the patrician Manlii, one of the oldest Roman houses. He was proquaestor in Asia under Lucius Cornelius Sulla in 84 BC, for whom he issued gold and silver coinage.[1] He returned to Rome with Sulla in 82 BC where he fought at the Battle of the Colline Gate.[2] He was elected Praetor by 68 BC, and was possibly a legate under Pompey before taking up his new post of propraetor of the Roman province of Asia in 67 BC.[3] In 66 BC, Torquatus stood for election as Roman consul, but was defeated by Publius Cornelius Sulla and Publius Autronius Paetus. However, Torquatus and Lucius Aurelius Cotta accused the consul designates for the following year of bribery in connection with the elections; they were condemned under the Lex Acilia Calpurnia, and Cotta and Torquatus elected in their places.[4] This led to the so-called First Catilinian Conspiracy where, allegedly, Catiline together with Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, Autronius, and perhaps also Sulla, conspired to murder the new consuls on 1 January 65 BC, when they were due to enter office. Autronius and Sulla were to install themselves as consuls, while Piso was to take possession of the provinces of Hispania.[5] The plot failed when the Senate became suspicious and issued bodyguards to the incoming consuls.[6] However, during Catiline’s trial for corruption when he was governor of Africa in 65 BC, he was supported by Torquatus, and an investigation undertaken by the consul into the circumstances of the aborted plot was inconclusive.[7] In 64 BC, Torquatus obtained Macedonia as his allotted proconsular province[8] and while there was awarded the title of Imperator by the Senate on the recommendation of Cicero when Cicero reported Torquatus's achievements to the Senate.[9] By the autumn of 63 BC he was back in Rome. He took an active part in suppressing the Second Catilinarian conspiracy late that year, and he also supported Cicero when Cicero was banished in 58 BC.[10] Torquatus was married to a woman from Asculum.[11] He had at least one son, Lucius Manlius Torquatus who died during Caesar's Civil War. Sources[edit] T. Robert S. Broughton, The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, Vol II (1952). Holmes, T. Rice, The Roman Republic and the Founder of the Empire, Vol. I (1923) Syme, Ronald, The Roman Revolution, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1939. Anthon, Charles & Smith, William, A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, Mythology and Geography (1860). Notes[edit] ^ Broughton, pg. 60 ^ Broughton, pg. 69 ^ Broughton, pgs. 145 & 148 ^ Holmes, pg. 234; Anthon & Smith, pg. 903; Broughton, pg. 156 ^ Broughton, pg. 156; Holmes, pg. 234 ^ Holmes, pg. 234 ^ Holmes, pg. 236; Patrick McGushin, Bellum Catilinae: a commentary, Volumes 45-47, 1977, pg. 129 ^ Broughton, pg. 163; Anthon & Smith, pg. 903 ^ Broughton, pg. 168 ^ Anthon & Smith, pg. 903 ^ Syme, pg. 357 Political offices Preceded by Manius Aemilius Lepidus and Lucius Volcatius Tullus Consul of the Roman Republic with Lucius Aurelius Cotta 65 BC Succeeded by Lucius Julius Caesar and Gaius Marcius Figulus Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucius_Manlius_Torquatus_(consul_65_BC)&oldid=956467943" Categories: 1st-century BC Romans Manlii Roman Republican consuls Roman governors of Macedonia Roman patricians Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version Languages Български Català Deutsch Español Français Italiano Português Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 13 May 2020, at 14:35 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Mobile view Developers Statistics Cookie statement