Gaius Cornelius (tribune 67 BC)
Gaius Cornelius was a politician of the late Roman Republic .
Cornelius began his career as quaestor no later than 71 BC. In the year 67 BC Was the sympathizer of Pompey's tribune . He introduced several popular laws that were fiercely opposed by the conservative section of the Roman Senate . These included a ban on granting loans to envoys from foreign powers and a tightening of the procedure against corruption in office (the law failed, but was revived in a modified form by the consul Gaius Calpurnius Piso ).
Furthermore, the exemption from laws should only be possible through the people's assembly, this law was finally passed - in a modified form - and the jurisdiction of praetors should only be possible on the basis of edicts . That is why he was named by Publius Cominius in 66 BC. In a maiestas trial, which was initially dismissed. Cominius sued again the following year. Then Cornelius was successfully defended by Marcus Tullius Cicero . The court speech per Cornelio is lost today, but the content is known from a commentary by Asconius , who is the main source on the life of Cornelius. He was friends with Catullus , who violently attacked Cominius in one of his works because of his complaint.
literature
- MT Griffin: The Tribune C. Cornelius . In: Journal of Roman Studies 63, 1973, pp. 196-213.
- Friedrich Münzer : Cornelius 18 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IV, 1, Stuttgart 1900, Col. 1252-1255.
credentials
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cornelius, Gaius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 71 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC Chr. |