Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-42901-6 — Institutions and Ideology in Republican Rome Edited by Henriette van der Blom , Christa Gray , Catherine Steel Index More Information Index Accius, L. Aquillius, M’. (cos. 129 bc), 42 author of fabula praetexta entitled Brutus, Aquillius, M’. (cos. 101 bc), 308 275–6 Arruntius, L. (cos. 22 bc), 82 Aemilius Lepidus, M. (cos. 78 bc), 109 Asconius Pedianus, Q. (Roman historian), Aemilius Lepidus, M. (triumvir), 168 172, 215 Aemilius Philemon, M. (freedman on assassination of Clodius and its of M. Lepidus), 121 aftermath, 121 Aemilius Scaurus, M. (pr. 56 bc), 72 on C. Cornelius’ dismissal of contio Alexander the Great (67 bc), 243 likeness of Pompeius to, 75 on C. Manilius’ occupation of Capitol (67 bc), Annaeus Florus, L., 59, 196 240–3 Annaeus Lucanus, M. on Cato, 169 on Sulla’s surname Felix, 297 Asinius Pollio, C. (cos. 40 bc), 89 Annaeus Seneca, L. (the Younger) Ateius Capito, C. (tr. pl. 55 bc), 165 on Sulla’s abuse of felicitas, 297 incident concerning falsification of auspices Annius Luscus, T. (cos. 153 bc) (55 bc), 183–202 attack on Ti. Sempronius Gracchus, 39 political motives, 185 Annius Milo, T. (pr. 55 bc), 306 Atilius Serranus Gavianus, Sex. (tr. pl. 57 bc), 84 murder of Clodius and indictment, 121–2 Augustus, 145, 213, see also ‘Octavian’ trial of, 165–74, 177–8 Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, M. Antistius Rheginus, C. (legate of Caesar in (emperor, 161–180 ad), 75 Gaul), 81 Aurelius Cotta, L. (cos. 144 bc), 42 Antonius Hybrida, C. (cos. 63 bc), 217 Aurelius Cotta, C. (cos. 75 bc), 304 Antonius, L. (tr. pl. 44 bc), 116 Aurelius Cotta, L. (cos. 65 bc), 312 summoning of contio (May 44 bc), 72 auspicia, augury Antonius, M. (cos. 99, cens. 97 bc), 27, 217 ‘auspices of departure’, 187–8 Antonius, M. (cos. 44 bc), 93, 115, 116, 201 and the Senate, 54 ‘chief mourner’ for Caesar, 255 falsification of the auspices (auspicia ementiri), and the legio Martia, 89 183–202, 214 Appian of Alexandria, 192, 250 hazards associated with, 185 representation of M. Antonius, 89 obnuntiatio, 188–9, 194, 195–6 source for Ti. Sempronius Gracchus’ speeches, 41 Battakes (Phrygian priest), 112 Appuleius Saturninus, L. (tr. pl. 103, 100 bc), 43, Bocchus, king of Numidia, 74 44–5, 51, 172, 269 maiestas populi Romani, 57 Caecilius Cornutus, C. (pr. 57 bc), 114 popular tribune, 48 Caecilius Metellus Creticus, Q. (cos. 69 bc), 303, Appuleius, M., 82 309, 313 Appuleius, P. (tr. pl. 43 bc), 115 friend of Verres, 308 Apronius, Q. (official serving under Verres Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, Q. (cos. 143, in Sicily), 305 cens. 131 bc), 43, 213 345 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-42901-6 — Institutions and Ideology in Republican Rome Edited by Henriette van der Blom , Christa Gray , Catherine Steel Index More Information 346 Index Caecilius Metellus Nepos, Q. (cos. 57 bc), 74 self-identification as an Epicurean, 156–7 campaign against Cicero, 114 speech to consilium at Antium Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, Q. (cos. 109, (early June 44 bc), 256, 262 cens. 102 bc), 45 Cassius Longinus, L. (pr. 66 bc), 76 exhortation to return to ‘traditional’ censor, censorship practice, 98–9 and lectio senatus, 211 Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica, entrusted with compiling, 203, 205 Q. (cos. 52 bc), 171 diminishment of role, 216–17 Caecilius Metellus, L. (cos. 251 bc), 208 election of plebeian censor (339 bc), 207 Caecilius Metellus, L. (cos. 68 bc), 303, 309 evolution of role, 217 Caecilius Metellus, M. (pr. 69 bc), 303 census, 203, 217 Caecilius, Q. (potential prosecutor of early link with cura morum, 208 Verres), 303 citizenship, Roman Caelius Rufus, M. (pr. 48 bc), 80 individual grants, 130–1 opposition to lex Pompeia de ui, 169 principles of, 132–3 supporter of T. Annius Milo, 121 Claudius Caecus, App. (cens. 312, cos. 307, Caesetius Flavus, L. (tr. pl. 44 bc), 85 296 bc), 208 Calpurnia (daughter of Piso Caesoninus, lectio senatus of 312 bc, 209, 210 wife of Caesar), 150 Claudius Marcellus, M. (cos. 51 bc), 178 Calpurnius Bibulus, M. (cos. 59 bc), 47, 60 Claudius Pulcher, App. (cos. 54, cens. 50 bc), 111, appearance before contio (57 bc), 111–12 112, 120, 183–202 member of ‘Cato’s circle’, 165 censure of C. Ateius Capito opposition to triumvirs, 118–19 criticised in Cic. Div. 1.29–30, 199 Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, L. (cos. 58 bc), 72, reasoning for, 199–201 149–51, 198, 239 expulsion of C. Ateius Capito from senate concern for security, 150 for falsification of auspicia, 214 Epicurean beliefs, 149–51 final Republican lectio senatus (50 bc), 214 and political style, 151 highly respected for augural knowledge, 199 esteemed ancestry, 149–50 Claudius Pulcher, App. (son of praetor of executor of Caesar’s will, 151 56 bc), 82 oratory Cleopatra, 117 lack of engagement in public oratory, 150 Clodius Pulcher, P. (aed. 56 bc), 48, 51, 111, only attested contional speech (58 bc), 150 134, 219 relationship with Caesar, 150–1 aftermath of assassination, 121–2, 166 Calpurnius Piso Frugi, L. (cos. 133 bc), 73 assassination, 121 adversary of C. Sempronius Gracchus, 42 habitual use of contiones, 114 Calpurnius Piso, C. (cos. 67 bc), 110, 243 political battle with Cicero, 114, 119–21 Calpurnius Piso, Cn. (cos. 7 bc) coetus, 236–51 supposed cursing of Germanicus, 193 definition of, 236–8 Campus Martius, 70 in Livy, 240 location for census, 286 in writings of M. Tullius Cicero, 238–9 Cannutius, Ti. (tr. pl. 44 bc), 116 label for official gatherings, 238–41 Cassius Dio, 56, 115, 120, 166 pejorative synonym for ‘contio’, 244–5 on C. Ateius Capito, 185, 186, 192 significance of term, 242 on Cicero’s reputation, 111 comitia (formal voting assemblies), 37 Cassius Longinus, C. (cos. desig. 41 bc), ratification of compromises achieved 156–9, 164 at contiones, 38 abandonment of Epicurean principles Comitium, 69 and assassination of Caesar, 159 communication, political ambition, 159 restrictions on, 38–41 connection with C. Vibius Pansa, 158 consilium, consilia correspondence with Cicero regarding as a setting for debate and dialogue, 263–4 conversion to Epicureanism, 157–8 at Antium (early June 44 bc) early career, 156–7 disorder of, 258 pardoned by Caesar, 157 family nature of, 262 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-42901-6 — Institutions and Ideology in Republican Rome Edited by Henriette van der Blom , Christa Gray , Catherine Steel Index More Information Index 347 format of, 256–7, 258 rare intervention of foreigners in, 112 at Rome (25 July 43 bc) under the influence of the Roman elite, 22 flirtation with treason, 260, 262 very rare intervention of women in definition of, 252 Sempronia (101 bc), 112–13 format of, 261 Cornelius Balbus, L. (cos. suff. 40 bc), 135, 141 presence of women at, 255, 256, 262–3 praefectus fabrum under Caesar in Spain, 138 private and/or domestic, 252–64 Cornelius Chrysogonus, L. (freedman of Sulla), process whereby opinions could be expressed 140, 291 at, 256 Cornelius Cinna, L. (cos. 87, 86, 85, 84 bc), 51 consul, consulship Cornelius Cinna, L. (cos. suff. 32 bc), 48, 73 and contiones, 108–10 confusion with Helvius Cinna, 84–6 exposure to public ridicule, 24–5 Cornelius Dolabella, P. (cos. 44 bc), 115, 201 in ‘debt’ to the populus, 26–7 Cornelius Epicadus (freedman of Sulla), 140 majesty of, 24 Cornelius Fronto, M. (cos. suff. 142), 75 contio, 15, 72–3, 93, 107–25, 205, 277, 278 Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, Cn. (cos. ‘subversive’ element of, 24 72 bc), 305 and coetus, 236–51 Cornelius Lentulus Lupus, L. (cos. 156, cens. arena for campaigns advocating restitution 147 bc), 213 of tribunicia potestas, 109–10 Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, P. (cos. 57 bc), as a mechanism to attack the status quo, 22–3 74, 142 as public spectacle, 21–6 Cornelius Lentulus Sura, P. (cos. 71 bc), 217 audience, 108–9, 272–3 Cornelius Lentulus, P., 43 favourable to triumvirs, 118–19 Cornelius Rufinus, P. (cos. 290, 277 bc) contio as a ‘legitimising term’, 245–50 expulsion from senate, 211 definition of, 236–8 Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, P. (cos. 147, 134, effective use of a contio to embarrass cens. 142 bc), 78, 124, 213, 286 consuls, 21–3 appearance at contio, 108–9 failure at, 37 Cornelius Scipio Africanus, P. (cos. 205, 174 bc), fluid nature of, 37 33, 212 function of, 107 Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus, L. (cos. 190 bc), 33 delivery of news of public interest, 37 Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio, P. (cos. 138 bc), hierarchical order of communication at, 38 29, 56, 74 important tool for pursuants of cursus appearance at contio, 108 honorum, 107 claim concerning murder of Gracchi, 43 invitation, see also ‘producere in contionem’ Cornelius Scipio Nasica, P. (cos. 191 bc), 208 means of discrediting adversary, 107, 119 Cornelius Scipio Pomponianus, P. (RE 357), 74 means of gaining popularity, 107 Cornelius Scipio, L. (cos. 259,cens. medium for reaching social consensus, 39 258 bc), 208 only institutionalised venue by which populus Cornelius Scipio, L. (pr. 174 bc), 213 could be directly addressed, 107 Cornelius Sulla Felix, L. (cos. 88, 80 bc), 11, 83, oratory 283–98, 313 means of demonstrating leadership ‘arch enemy of Roman society’, 292 and ratifying auctoritas, 122 changes to senate and cursus honorum, 71 successful examples of, 108–9 conflict with C. Marius, 74–5 performance for populus, 124 debate over legacy, 56 physical arrangement of, 111 defeat in praetorship elections, 80 potestas contionandi, 107, 113, 122, 250 failure to limit institutional opportunities producere in contionem, 107 available to tribunes, 48 almost exclusively used by tribunes, 123 Felix, felicitas as a means of pressure, 108–13 abuse of, 293-94 in Late Republic (140–40 bc), long lasting repercussions of, 297 evidence of, 125–7 and the salus rei publicae, 285–7 no evidence of refusal to attend, 123–4 in context of a Roman triumph, 286–7 of private persons, 111–12 awarded corona graminea during Social potential for embarrassment, 108–9, 123 War, 284 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-42901-6 — Institutions and Ideology in Republican Rome Edited by Henriette van der Blom , Christa Gray , Catherine Steel Index More Information 348 Index Cornelius Sulla Felix, L.