Lucius Autronius Paetus (fl. 1st century BC) was a Roman

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who was appointed suffect consul in 33 BC.

Biography

Autronius Paetus was the son of Publius Autronius Paetus, who had been elected

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for 65 BC, but was convicted of electoral fraud prior to entering office. A supporter of Octavianus, he was appointed suffect consul on 1 January 33 BC, replacing Octavianus on his first day as consul. Then in 29/28 BC, he was appointed the

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, during which time he was acclaimed ''

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'' by his troops, for which he celebrated a triumph in 28 BC.Broughton III, pg. 33

Sources

* Broughton, T. Robert S., ''The Magistrates of the Roman Republic'', Vol II (1952) * Broughton, T. Robert S., ''The Magistrates of the Roman Republic'', Vol III (1986) *Syme, Ronald
"The Augustan Aristocracy" (1986)
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References

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