Publius Porcius Laeca was the name of several Romans in the

Republican era Republican Era can refer to: * Minguo calendar, the official era of the Republic of China It may also refer to any era in a country's history when it was governed as a republic or by a Republican Party. In particular, it may refer to: * Roman Re ...

, including:

Publius Porcius Laeca (tribune 199 BC)

P. Porcius Laeca was tribune of the ''plebs'' in 199 BC, when he prevented

Lucius Manlius Acidinus Lucius Manlius Acidinus (fl. late 3rd century BC) was a member of the Manlia gens who stood as ''praetor urbanus'' in 210 BC. He was sent by the senate into Sicily to bring back the consul Marcus Valerius Laevinus to Rome to hold the elections. ...

from entering Rome to celebrate an ovation granted by the

senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the e ...

. As tribune, he proposed the '' Lex Porcia''. In 196, he was one of the '' tresviri epulones''. He was assigned as

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 vario ...

in 195 to

Pisa Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the ...

with the task of fighting the Ligurians.

Publius Porcius Laeca (senator 63 BC)

A P. Porcius Laeca was a senator in 63 BC and participated in the Catilinarian conspiracy.

Publius Porcius Laeca (monetalis)

In 110–109 BC, a P. Porcius Laeca was a

moneyer A moneyer is a private individual who is officially permitted to mint money. Usually the rights to coin money are bestowed as a concession by a state or government. Moneyers have a long tradition, dating back at least to ancient Greece. They bec ...

(''monetalis'').Broughton, ''MRR²'' pp. 449 and 606, with references to numismatic sources.

Notes

1st-century BC Romans 2nd-century BC Romans Ancient Roman politicians Collective heads of state People of the Roman Republic Roman Republican praetors Numismatics Ancient Roman prosopographical lists Porcii {{AncientRome-bio-stub