Gaius Cestius Epulo
Gaius Cestius Epulo († before 12 BC) was a Roman politician of the late Republic or the early Imperial period . He belonged to the plebeian gens Cestia and is best known for his tomb, the so-called Cestius pyramid .
Gaius Cestius Epulo was born in the 1st century BC. Born in BC, his father's name was Lucius. His relatives Gaius Cestius and Lucius Cestius held the praetur at the end of the republic (44/43 BC) . Cestius Epulo himself was tribune , praetor and member of the priestly college of the septemviri epulonum . His official career is only known from the inscriptions on the east and west side of his tomb in Rome, the Cestius pyramid located via Ostiensis .
The commemorative inscription on a pedestal names - in addition to family members - Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa , Augustus ' closest confidante , as one of his heirs. In addition, a complaint about an official decree ( aedilis edictum ) can be read on the pedestal , possibly from the year 18 BC. BC, which prohibited excessive, lavish burials and regulated grave goods. Since Agrippa 12 BC BC, the completion of the building can be dated before his death.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Cestius 7 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 2, Stuttgart 1899, Sp. 2005.
- Hans Georg Gundel : Cestius I 5th In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 1, Stuttgart 1964, column 1117.
- Karl-Ludwig Elvers : Cestius [I 4]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 2, Metzler, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-476-01472-X , Sp. 1077.
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cestius Epulo, Gaius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Epulo, Gaius Cestius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 12 BC Chr. |