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Quintus Haterius
Quintus Haterius (c. 63 BCAD 26) was a Roman politician and orator born into a senatorial family. Career Haterius was a Populares orator under Augustus, but his style of oration was sometimes criticised. In Seneca's Epistle, "On the Proper Style for a Philosopher’s Discourse," he states that the speech of a philosopher should be able to speak powerfully, yet still keep a steady pace. As an example, he refers to Quintus Haterius who, "…never hesitated, never paused; he made only one start, and one stop." Even the Emperor Augustus commented on his quick delivery, saying that his speech was so rapid that he needed a brake.John Hazel, ''Who’s Who in the Roman World'', (London: Routledge, 2001), p. 135. In his later life, Haterius was elected Consul ''Suffectus'' (the term used to denote the person who served the remainder of the regular consul's term if he died or was removed) in 5 BC. Tacitus mentions Haterius many times in the ''Annals'' in senatorial debate. After the ...
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Vipsania (wife Of Haterius)
Vipsania (likely born between 36 and 28 BC and sometimes called Vipsania Attica to differentiate her from her sisters) was an ancient Roman noblewoman of the first century BC. She was married to the orator Quintus Haterius and was likely the daughter of Roman general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and his first wife Pomponia Caecilia Attica. History Early life Vipsania is never directly referenced in surviving ancient Roman writing, but her existence can be inferred by her son's name, Decimus Haterius Agrippa, and his age. She has often been assumed to have been a daughter by her father's second wife Claudia Marcella Major, but Ronald Syme has rejected this theory, feeling that Decimus Agrippa was too old to have been the son of one of Marcella's daughters, thus she must have been born to Pomponia, her father's first wife. Syme has also argued that it is unlikely that a man of Haterius' stature would have been allowed to be honoured to the degree of marrying a grand-niece of Caesar Au ...
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List Of Roman Consuls
This is a list of consuls known to have held office, from the beginning of the Roman Republic to the latest use of the title in Imperial times, together with those magistrates of the Republic who were appointed in place of consuls, or who superseded consular authority for a limited period. Background Republican consuls From the establishment of the Republic to the time of Augustus, the consuls were the chief magistrates of the Roman state, and normally there were two of them, so that the executive power of the state was not vested in a single individual, as it had been under the kings. As other ancient societies dated historical events according to the reigns of their kings, it became customary at Rome to date events by the names of the consuls in office when the events occurred, rather than (for instance) by counting the number of years since the foundation of the city, although that method could also be used. If a consul died during his year of office, another was elected to ...
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Suffect Consuls Of Imperial Rome
A consul held the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic ( to 27 BC), and ancient Romans considered the consulship the second-highest level of the '' cursus honorum'' (an ascending sequence of public offices to which politicians aspired) after that of the censor. Each year, the Centuriate Assembly elected two consuls to serve jointly for a one-year term. The consuls alternated in holding '' fasces'' – taking turns leading – each month when both were in Rome and a consul's '' imperium'' extended over Rome and all its provinces. There were two consuls in order to create a check on the power of any individual citizen in accordance with the republican belief that the powers of the former kings of Rome should be spread out into multiple offices. To that end, each consul could veto the actions of the other consul. After the establishment of the Empire (27 BC), the consuls became mere symbolic representatives of Rome's republican heritage and held very li ...
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Ancient Roman Rhetoricians
Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history to as far as late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the Sumerian cuneiform script. Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BCAD 500. The three-age system periodizes ancient history into the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age, with recorded history generally considered to begin with the Bronze Age. The start and end of the three ages varies between world regions. In many regions the Bronze Age is generally considered to begin a few centuries prior to 3000 BC, while the end of the Iron Age varies from the early first millennium BC in some regions to the late first millennium AD in others. During the time period of ancient history, the world population was already exponentially increasing due to the Neolithic Revolution, which was in full progress. While in 10,000 BC, the world population stood at ...
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26 Deaths
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smallest composite number, behind 4; its proper divisors are , and . Since 6 equals the sum of its proper divisors, it is a perfect number; 6 is the smallest of the perfect numbers. It is also the smallest Granville number, or \mathcal-perfect number. As a perfect number: *6 is related to the Mersenne prime 3, since . (The next perfect number is 28.) *6 is the only even perfect number that is not the sum of successive odd cubes. *6 is the root of the 6-aliquot tree, and is itself the aliquot sum of only one other number; the square number, . Six is the only number that is both the sum and the product of three consecutive positive numbers. Unrelated to 6's being a perfect number, a Golomb ruler of length 6 is a "perfect ruler" ...
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Year Of Birth Uncertain
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60s BC Births
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smallest composite number, behind 4; its proper divisors are , and . Since 6 equals the sum of its proper divisors, it is a perfect number; 6 is the smallest of the perfect numbers. It is also the smallest Granville number, or \mathcal-perfect number. As a perfect number: *6 is related to the Mersenne prime 3, since . (The next perfect number is 28.) *6 is the only even perfect number that is not the sum of successive odd cubes. *6 is the root of the 6-aliquot tree, and is itself the aliquot sum of only one other number; the square number, . Six is the only number that is both the sum and the product of three consecutive positive numbers. Unrelated to 6's being a perfect number, a Golomb ruler of length 6 is a "perfect ruler". Six is a co ...
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Lucius Passienus Rufus
Lucius Passienus Rufus was a Roman senator and a ''novus homo'' of some oratorical talent. He was consul in 4 BC as the colleague of Gaius Calvisius Sabinus. He inherited the name, the wealth, and the influence of his uncle Sallust. Rufus is also the father of Gaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus, who was adopted by Sallustius and who married Augustus' great-granddaughter Agrippina the Younger. The sortition awarded Passienus Rufus the proconsular governorship of Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ... (''circa'' 4/3 BC). While governor he led a successful campaign in the frontier zone, for which he earned the ''ornamenta''.Syme, ''Augustan Aristocracy'', p. 319 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Passienus Rufus, Lucius 1st-century BC Roman consuls Imperial Roma ...
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Gaius Calvisius Sabinus (consul 4 BC)
Gaius Calvisius Sabinus (born c. 36 BC) was a Roman Senator who was appointed consul in 4 BC. Biography Calvisius Sabinus was the son of Gaius Calvisius Sabinus, who was consul in 39 BC. Following in his father's footsteps, he is presumed to have been elected as one of the ''Septemviri epulonum'', probably sometime after 12 BC, and possibly after the death of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa or Appius Claudius Pulcher. Calvisius Sabinus was elected to the consulship as an imperial candidate in 4 BC. During his consulship he introduced and spoke in favour of an imperial edict which strengthened the rights of people designated as allies of Rome in recovering money that may have been extorted from them.Sherk, Robert K., ''The Roman Empire: Augustus to Hadrian'' (1988), pgs. 27-30 Calvisius Sabinus had at least one son, Gaius Calvisius Sabinus, who was elected consul in AD 26. See also * Calvisia gens#Calvisii Sabini, for others with a similar name Sources * Syme, Ronald, ''The Augustan ...
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Gaius Sulpicius Galba (consul 5 BC)
Gaius Sulpicius Galba was a Roman senator, who was active during the reign of Augustus. He was suffect consul in 5 BC as the colleague of Quintus Haterius, succeeding Lucius Vinicius.Alison E. Cooley, ''The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy'' (Cambridge: University Press, 2012), p. 458 Galba was the son of historian Gaius Sulpicius Galba, son of Servius Sulpicius Galba, a praetor in 54 BC and conspirator against Julius Caesar. His younger brother was also called Servius Sulpicius Galba. Galba was twice married. His first wife was Mummia Achaica, with whom he had two sons, Gaius consul in AD 22, and Servius, the future emperor Galba. His second wife was Livia Ocellina. References * James H. Oliver"C. Sulpicius Galba, Proconsul of Achaia" ''American Journal of Archaeology'', 46 (1942), pp. 380-388 1st-century BC Romans Suffect consuls of Imperial Rome Gaius Gaius, sometimes spelled ''Gajus'', Kaius, Cajus, Caius, was a common Latin praenomen; see Gaius (praenom ...
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Lucius Vinicius (consul 5 BC)
Lucius Vinicius (fl. 1st century BC) was a Roman Senator who was appointed suffect consul in 5 BC. Vinicius was the son of Lucius Vinicius, who was suffect consul in 33 BC. A noted advocate with a brilliant speaking voice, he was appointed to the post of ''Triumvir monetalis'' in 16 BC. Vinicius was later appointed suffect consul in 5 BC, replacing the emperor Augustus, after which he disappears from the historical record. Suetonius reported that Augustus was once forced to intervene when Vinicius was seen lavishing too much attention on the emperor's daughter, Julia, reportedly seeing her when she was staying at Baiae.Suetonius, ''Life of Augustus'', 64 Sources *Syme, Ronald, ''The Augustan Aristocracy'' (1986). Clarendon Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books .... ...
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