Publius Cornelius Dolabella (Consul 10)
Publius Cornelius Dolabella was a Roman politician of the early Imperial period.
Life
He was the son of Augustus' confidante Cornelius Dolabella and consul in 10 AD together with Gaius Iunius Silanus . During the last years of the rule of Augustus and the first years of Tiberius , Dolabella was probably consular governor of the province of Illyricum superius until about 20 years . After Augustus' death he was able to ensure peace and quiet among his soldiers there. In 23/24 he was proconsul of Africa and finally defeated Tacfarinas with the help of the young King Ptolemy of Mauritania . Tiberius refused him the triumphal insignia demanded for it , so that the price of his predecessor Quintus Junius Blaesus should not be reduced; however, this increased Dolabella's fame. A lawsuit before the Senate against his relative Quinctilius Varus , son of Publius Quinctilius Varus , is known from the year 27 . In addition, several senate motions are known from him regarding an improvement of the provincial administration in the sense of Tiberius.
Dolabella is known for the reconstruction of the so-called Dolabella Arch in Rome in the year of his consulate together with his fellow consul. In fact, the arch is one of the ancient gates of the Servian Wall , the Roman city wall from the 4th century BC. Its original name was Porta Caelimontana (the Caelius is one of the seven hills of Rome ) and it leads onto the picturesque road known as Clivus Scauri . Later Nero used it for his aqueduct to the Palatine Hill .
literature
- Bengt E. Thomasson : Fasti Africani. Senatorial and knightly offices in the Roman provinces of North Africa from Augustus to Diocletian . Paul Aström Förlag, Stockholm 1996, ISBN 91-7042-153-6 , p. 30, P 23.
- Prosopographia Imperii Romani (PIR). 2nd edition, C 1348.
- Edmund Groag : Cornelius 143 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IV, 1, Stuttgart 1900, Col. 1308-1310.
- Steven H. Rutledge: Imperial Inquisitions. Prosecutors and informants from Tiberius to Domitian . Routledge, London 2001, ISBN 0-415-23700-9 , pp. 216-218 .
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cornelius Dolabella, Publius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dolabella, Publius Cornelius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Politicians of the early Roman Empire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century |