Marcus Acilius Glabrio (fl. 1st century BC) was a Roman
senator
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 el ...
who was appointed
consul ''suffectus'' in 33 BC.
Biography
Acilius was a Roman politician from the ''
gens Acilia'' and a supporter of the
Second Triumvirate
The Second Triumvirate was an extraordinary commission and magistracy created for Mark Antony, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Octavian to give them practically absolute power. It was formally constituted by law on 27 November 43 BC with a ...
. He may have been the son of
Manius Acilius Glabrio, consul ''suffectus'' in 67 BC. In 33 he was appointed one of four
consuls
A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people ...
who succeeded
Octavianus after he resigned the office. Acilius probably held the office from July to October.
[Broughton, p. 413]
In 25, Acilius was appointed the
proconsular
governor of
Africa.
Footnotes
References
Sources
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PIR ² A 71
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Broughton, T. Robert S., ''The Magistrates of the Roman Republic'', Vol II (1952)
1st-century BC Roman consuls
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Roman governors of Africa
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
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