Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus
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Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus was a Roman politician and consul, known chiefly as Julius Caesar’s conservative co-consul and staunch opponent during the late Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman consul
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ancient Roman politician ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1st century BC Roman politics ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cato the Younger’s conservative circle ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| coConsul | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cognomen | Bibulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marcus Licinius Crassus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pompey the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | eastern Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| diedDuring | Caesarian–Pompeian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Calpurnius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Cato the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gens | Calpurnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
NERFINISHED
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Plutarch’s Lives NERFINISHED ⓘ Suetonius’ The Twelve Caesars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | conservative co-consul of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
claiming to observe the heavens to obstruct public assemblies
ⓘ
withdrawing from public business during his consulship ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Roman senator ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| militaryRole | naval commander in the civil war against Caesar ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempts to block Caesar’s legislative program in 59 BC
ⓘ
opposition to Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| notableQuoteContext | “the consulship of Julius and Caesar” (mocking his marginalization) ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| opposed |
First Triumvirate’s policies
ⓘ
agrarian law of Julius Caesar in 59 BC ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | optimates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFaction | senatorial aristocracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
aedile
ⓘ
consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ praetor ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage | Servilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Pompey the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Porcia Catonis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Pompey in the civil war against Caesar ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| usedLegalProcedure | religious obstruction by declaring unfavorable omens ⓘ |
| yearOfConsulship | 59 BC ⓘ |
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