Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Lupus (died 125 BC) served as a
Roman consul in 156 BC alongside his colleague
Gaius Marcius Figulus.
Lupus was a member of the ''Lentuli'' branch of the ''
gens Cornelia'', an elite
patrician family. The Latin author
Lucilius criticizes Lupus for a decadent and corrupt lifestyle.
Lupus was a member of the priestly college ''
decemviri sacris faciundis''.
He was charged with extortion,
[Valerius Maximus 6.9.10] yet still became censor in 147 BC. From 131 to 125 BC he was the ''
princeps senatus
The ''princeps senatus'' ( ''principes senatus'') was the first member by precedence on the membership rolls of the Roman Senate. Although officially out of the ''cursus honorum'' and possessing no ''imperium'', this office conferred prestige on t ...
''.
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2nd-century BC Roman consuls
Lupus, Lucius
Roman patricians
125 BC deaths
Year of birth unknown
2nd-century BC diplomats