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]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Sources
- Broughton, T. Robert S., The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, Vol. II (1951)
- Syme, Ronald, The Roman Revolution (1939)