Titus Peducaeus (fl. 1st century BC) was a Roman

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who was appointed

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in 35 BC.

Biography

Peducaeus was a member of a late Republican senatorial family, but much of Peducaeus’ career is unclear. Confusion in the sources means that events in which a Peducaeus participated could be assigned to a number of individuals of the same ''

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''. It is believed that Titus Peducaeus may possibly have been the Caesarean governor of

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in 48 BC; the primary source for this,

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, gives him the

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"Sextus", but this has been questioned. By 40 BC, he was possibly a

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under Lucius Antonius in

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. Then in 35 BC, he was appointed ''

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'', replacing

Lucius Cornificius Lucius Cornificius, a member of the plebeian gens '' Cornificia'', was a Roman politician and consul in 35 BC. Cornificius served as the accuser of Marcus Junius Brutus in the court which tried the murderers of Julius Caesar. In 38 BC Octavian gave ...

.Broughton, p. 406 Nothing further is known of his career.

Sources

* Broughton, T. Robert S., ''The Magistrates of the Roman Republic'', Vol II (1952) * Shackleton-Bailey, D. R., ''Cicero: Letters to Atticus: Volume 4, Books 7.10-10'' (2004)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peducaeus, Titus 1st-century BC Roman consuls Senators of the Roman Republic Roman governors of Sardinia Peducaei Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown