Vopiscus Fortunatus Plempius
Vopiscus may refer to: * Vopiscus (praenomen), a Latin praenomen, or personal name *Vopiscus Julius Iulus, a Roman consul in 473 BC *Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus (c. 130 — 87 BC), an orator and tragedian *Marcus Manilius Vopiscus, a Roman consul in AD 60 *Lucius Pompeius Vopiscus, a Roman consul in AD 69 *Publius Manilius Vopiscus Vicinillianus, a Roman consul in AD 114 *Flavius Vopiscus, one of the 4th century authors of the ''Historia Augusta The ''Historia Augusta'' (English: ''Augustan History'') is a late Roman collection of biographies, written in Latin, of the Roman emperors, their junior colleagues, designated heirs and usurpers from 117 to 284. Supposedly modeled on the si ...

Vopiscus (praenomen)
Vopiscus is a Latin , or personal name, which was occasionally used during the period of the Roman Republic, and later as a ''cognomen'', surviving into imperial times. The feminine form is ''Vopisca''. The name was not usually abbreviated, but is sometimes found with the abbreviation Vop. The praenomen Vopiscus was always rare, but it was familiar to the scholar Marcus Terentius Varro, who described it as an antique name, no longer in general use by the 1st century BC. The only family known to have used it was ''gens Julia'', but as with other uncommon praenomina, it may have been more common amongst the plebeians and in the countryside. The name was later used as a cognomen, becoming more frequent in imperial times. Vopiscus may once have been a praenomen in families that later used it as a cognomen, such as the Flavii and the Pompeii. Origin and meaning of the name Pliny the Elder, whose opinion was followed by a number of later authorities, related the popular etymology of th ...
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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title in Imperial times, together with those magistrates of the Republic who were appointed in place of consuls, or who superseded consular authority for a limited period.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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Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus
Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo "Vopiscus" (c. 131 – 87 BC) was the younger son of Lucius Julius Caesar and his wife Popillia, and younger brother of Lucius Julius Caesar, consul in 90 BC. His cognomen 'Strabo' indicates he was possibly cross-eyed, and the nickname ' Vopiscus' suggests he was a surviving member of a set of twins. In 103 BC, he was on a committee to supervise the implementation of the ''Lex frumentaria'', an agrarian bill, proposed by tribune Lucius Appuleius Saturninus. Strabo became a pontifex in 99 BC; a quaestor in 96 BC and an aedile in 90 BC. In the midst of the Social War, Strabo stood for the consulship even though he had not yet been praetor. His candidacy was rejected by tribunes Publius Sulpicius Rufus and Publius Antistius, which led to street clashes in December 89 BC. After Strabo was dismissed Sulla and Quintus Pompeius Rufus were elected consuls for 88 BC. Along with his brother he was killed in the streets by partisans of Marius following the civ ...
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