Gaius Cocceius Balbus
Gaius Cocceius Balbus (fl. 1st century BC) was a Roman politician and military commander who served as suffect consul in 39 BC.
Biography
A member of the Plebeian gens Cocceia, Cocceius Balbus was a supporter of Marcus Antonius.[1] He was probably elected as Praetor in 42 BC.[2] In 39 BC, he was appointed suffect consul to replace Lucius Marcius Censorinus.[3]
In around 35 BC, Cocceius Balbus served as either proconsular governor of Macedonia, or as a Legatus in Greece.[4] During his time in Greece, he was acclaimed as Imperator by his troops.[5] He eventually abandoned Marcus Antonius and threw his support behind Octavianus after Antonius divorced Octavia the Younger.[6]
Sources
- Broughton, T. Robert S., The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, Vol. II (1951)
- Syme, Ronald, The Roman Revolution (1939)
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References
- Syme, pg. 200
- Broughton, pg. 359
- Broughton, pg. 386
- Broughton, pg. 407
- Syme, pg. 267
- Stern, Gaius, Women, Children, and Senators on the Ara Pacis Augustae: A Study of Augustus' Vision of a New World Order in 13 BC (2006), pg. 351
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Lucius Marcius Censorinus |
Suffect consul of the Roman Republic 39 BC with Alfenus Varus |
Succeeded by Appius Claudius Pulcher and Gaius Norbanus Flaccus |
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