CLST 101 Lecture Notes - Novus Homo, Gaius Marius, Arpino
8 Feb 2013
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Novus homo (pl novi homines) = new man. After 197 bc consulship after holding praetorship. 180bc lex villia annalis two year gap between consulship and praetorship. Sulla"s legislation (81-80bc) quaesorship before praetorship: consul 195bc, censor 184 bc, married another important "noble" woman. Cato the younger (marcus porcius cato: had important career in politics, died young, before consulship, his son was a consul. Marcus tullius cicero from arpinum homo novus: consul 63bc, also a philosopher. Gaius marius from arpinum homo novus: able to have a career through military service, 7 consulships (107, 104-100, 86 bc, pro-magistrates = in place of magistrate.
