About Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella
Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella was a Roman politician and military personnel.
Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella was a Roman politician in the second century BC.
Career In 165 BC, Dolabella served as aedile alongside Sextus Julius Caesar. They organized the Megalesian games, holding the first performance of Terence's play Hecyra. In 162 BC, Dolabella served as praetor. In 159 BC, Dolabella was elected consul together with Marcus Fulvius Nobilior as his colleague. The consuls introduced the Lex Cornelia Fulvia (an anti-bribery law) and, per the Fasti Triumphales, waged war against Liguria.
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Who was Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella?
Roman consul 159 BC
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Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella died in 150 BC.
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Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella was a politician and military personnel.
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