Publius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus was a Roman politician in the third century BC.Charles Ludwig Elvers, The New Pauly's Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquity, Vol.3Eutropius, III, 2, 1.Zonaras, VIII, 18.

Family

He was a member of gens Cornelia. His father was Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus, consul in 275 BC. His brother was Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus, consul in 237 BC. Publius had a son of the same name, who served as

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in 203 BC.

Career

In 236 BC, Lentulus served as consul, together with Gaius Licinius Varus as his colleague. He fought successfully against the

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, and celebrated a

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upon defeating them.

References

Cornelii Lentuli 3rd-century BC Roman consuls {{AncientRome-bio-stub