Gaius Marcius Figulus ( fl. 1st century BC) was a

consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throu ...

of the

Roman Republic The Roman Republic ( la, Res publica Romana ) was a form of government of Rome and the era of the classical Roman civilization when it was run through public representation of the Roman people. Beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Ki ...

in 64 BC.

Biography

It is believed that Gaius Marcius Figulus was originally born "Gaius Minucius Thermus", before at some point being adopted by a Marcius Figulus. He was elected to the office of

Praetor Praetor ( , ), also pretor, was the title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i) the commander of an army, and (ii) as an elected '' magistratus'' (magistrate), assigned to discharge vari ...

in around 67 BC. He was then elected

alongside Lucius Julius Caesar in 64 BC. During his consulship, the Senate issued laws restricting the number of persons who accompanied candidates for election, as well as making a number of

collegia A (plural ), or college, was any association in ancient Rome that acted as a legal entity. Following the passage of the ''Lex Julia'' during the reign of Julius Caesar as Consul and Dictator of the Roman Republic (49–44 BC), and their ...

illegal. After his consulship, he refused to be nominated for promagisterial or overseas

proconsul A proconsul was an official of ancient Rome who acted on behalf of a consul. A proconsul was typically a former consul. The term is also used in recent history for officials with delegated authority. In the Roman Republic, military command, or ...

ar appointment. On December 5, 63 BC, Marcius Figulus was one of the ex-consulars who spoke in support of the use of capital punishment to be applied against the conspirators of

Catiline Lucius Sergius Catilina ( 108 BC – January 62 BC), known in English as Catiline (), was a Roman politician and soldier. He is best known for instigating the Catilinarian conspiracy, a failed attempt to violently seize control of the ...

. On the following day, he supported the proposal of a giving of thanks to

Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the esta ...

for defending the Republic. After his death, his family erected a tomb for him that was enormously expensive and elaborate.Gruen, p. 135

References

Sources

* Broughton, T. Robert S., ''The Magistrates of the Roman Republic'', Vol. II (1951) * Broughton, T. Robert S., ''The Magistrates of the Roman Republic'', Vol. III (1986) * Gruen, Erich S., ''The Last Generation of the Roman Republic'' (1995) {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcius Figulus, Gaius 1st-century BC deaths 1st-century BC Roman consuls Senators of the Roman Republic Figulus, Gaius Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown