Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (Consul 96 BC)

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Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus († around 89 BC) was a politician of the late Roman Republic .

The son of the consul of the same name from 122 BC. His political career began probably in 118 BC. When the Colonia Narbo was founded . As a mint master (monetalis) he had about 116/115 BC. BC or 108/107 BC Mint coins. In 104 BC He became a tribune of the people and introduced a law (lex Domitia de Sacerdotiis), according to which the high priests were to be elected by the people in the comitia tributa instead of by co-optation as before . The law was repealed by Sulla , reinstated by Caesar and probably repealed by Mark Antony . Ahenobarbus was born in 103 BC. . Chr to pontifex maximus selected 96 v. To consul and 92 BC Together with Lucius Licinius Crassus , with whom he was often at odds, as censor . However , they cooperated in suppressing the recently established Latin rhetoric school , which they saw as harmful to public morality.

His younger brother Lucius was 94 BC. BC Consul, his son, who was also called Lucius , 54 BC. Chr.

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  1. ↑ Cicero , De Lege Agraria, 2, 7; Suetonius , Nero, 2.
  2. ↑ Aulus Gellius 15:11 .
personal data
SURNAME Domitius Ahenobarbus, Gnaeus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ahenobarbus, Gnaeus Domitius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman consul 96 BC Chr.
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH around 89 BC Chr.