Gaius Ateius Capito (other)
Gaius Ateius Capito may refer to: *Gaius Ateius Capito (tribune), tribune of the people in 55 BCE *Gaius Ateius Capito (jurist) Gaius Ateius Capito (about 30 BCE – 22 CE) was a Roman jurist in the time of emperors Augustus and Tiberius. He was consul suffectus in the year 5 from July to December as the colleague of Gaius Vibius Postumus. Life Capito was a son of the tri ...

Gaius Ateius Capito (tribune)
Gaius Ateius Capito was a tribune of the plebs in 55 BC. He is known primarily for his opposition to the war against the Parthians launched by Marcus Licinius Crassus. Opposition to triumvirate Ateius Capito worked with his fellow tribune Publius Aquillius Gallus in opposition to Crassus and Pompeius Magnus during their second joint consulship in 55 BC. In particular, the two tribunes supported Cato in attempting to block the ''Lex Trebonia'', legislation brought by C. Trebonius to give Crassus and Pompeius each an extended five-year proconsular province. Their objections at the assembly, though strenuous, were unsuccessful: Trebonius had Cato arrested, and physical force was used to eject Ateius and Aquillius when they tried to assert their veto power. Ateius at an unspecified time returned to the assembly to show his wounds and gain sympathy, but was greeted by the consuls' bodyguards. The ''Lex Trebonia'' resulted from political arrangements among Crassus, Pompeius, and Juli ...
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