Gaius Atilius Serranus (c. 149 – 87 BC) was a Roman senator, who served as
consul
Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throu ...
in 106 BC as the colleague of
Quintus Servilius Caepio.
Career
Although noted by
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the esta ...
as being a "a most stupid man" (), he managed to defeat
Quintus Lutatius Catulus
Quintus Lutatius Catulus (149–87 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic in 102 BC. His consular colleague was Gaius Marius. During their consulship the Cimbri and Teutones marched south again and threatened the Republic. While Marius marched ag ...
in the consular elections of the previous year. Before this, Serranus had presumably held the office of
praetor
Praetor ( , ), also pretor, was the title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i) the commander of an army, and (ii) as an elected '' magistratus'' (magistrate), assigned to discharge vari ...
by 109 BC, a necessary requirement in the
senatorial career track.
Serranus was one of the senators of consular rank who took up arms against the tribune
Saturninus Saturninus may refer to:
* Lucius Appuleius Saturninus (died 100 BC), tribune, legislator
* Gaius Sentius Saturninus, consul 19 BC, military officer, governor
* Marcus Aponius Saturninus (1st century AD), governor of Moesia, and partisan of first ...
in 100 BC. He is probably the Atilius Serranus who was murdered on orders of
Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius (; – 13 January 86 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. Victor of the Cimbric and Jugurthine wars, he held the office of consul an unprecedented seven times during his career. He was also noted for his important refor ...
following the conclusion of
the civil war in 87 BC.
Family
Serranus may have been the father or more likely grandfather of
Atilia Atilia (sometimes spelt Attilia) was the first wife of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis and mother of his two eldest children.
Biography Early life
It is not known for certain who Atilia's father was, but he was from the Atilii Serrani. He may have b ...
the wife of
Cato the Younger
Marcus Porcius Cato "Uticensis" ("of Utica"; ; 95 BC – April 46 BC), also known as Cato the Younger ( la, Cato Minor), was an influential conservative Roman senator during the late Republic. His conservative principles were focused on the ...
.
See also
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List of Roman consuls
This is a list of consuls known to have held office, from the beginning of the Roman Republic to the latest use of the title in Imperial times, together with those magistrates of the Republic who were appointed in place of consuls, or who superse ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Atilius Serranus, Gaius
2nd-century BC births
Year of birth uncertain
87 BC deaths
2nd-century BC Roman consuls
1st-century BC Romans
Serranus, Gaius