List of consuls designate

This is a list of Roman consuls designate, individuals who were either elected or nominated to the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic, or a high office of the Empire, but whom for some reason did not enter office at the beginning of the year, either through death, disgrace, or due to changes in imperial administration.

Contents

6th century to 2nd century BC

Year Nominated consul(s) Replacement consul(s) Reason for failure to take office
393 L. Valerius Potitus Poplicola and Ser. Cornelius Maluginensis L. Lucretius Tricipitinus Flavus and Ser. Sulpicius Camerinus Elected but abdicated before installation[1]
220 M. Valerius Laevinus and Q. Mucius Scaevola Q. Lutatius Catulus and L. Veturius Philo Elected but gave up magistracies before being installed[2]
215 L. Postumius Albinus M. Claudius Marcellus Elected but died in Gallia Cisalpina prior to taking office[3]
108 Q. Hortensius M. Aurelius Scaurus Prosecuted and condemned before taking office[4]

1st century BC

Year Nominated consul(s) Replacement consul(s) Reason for failure to take office
68 Servilius Vatia None Consul suffectus designate who died before taking office[5]
65 P. Cornelius Sulla and P. Autronius Paetus L. Aurelius Cotta and L. Manlius Torquatus Condemned for bribery before taking office[6]
42 D. Junius Brutus M. Aemilius Lepidus Nominated in 45 BC by Julius Caesar, but his involvement in Caesar's assassination saw him killed in the civil war that followed (43 BC).[7]
23 A. Varro Murena Cn. Calpurnius Piso Died before taking office[8]

1st century AD

Year Nominated consul(s) Replacement consul(s) Reason for failure to take office
4 L. Julius Caesar Nominated consul designate in 2 BC for the year 4 AD, but died 2 years before he was due to take office[9]

References

  1. ^ Swan, pg. 238
  2. ^ Swan, pgs. 238-239
  3. ^ Swan, pg. 239
  4. ^ Swan, pgs. 239-240
  5. ^ Broughton, pg. 136
  6. ^ Broughton, pg. 156; Swan, pg. 240
  7. ^ Broughton, pg. 346
  8. ^ Swan, pgs. 240-242
  9. ^ Syme, Roman Revolution, pg. 417

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