Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 162 BC)
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Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, son of the Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
who had been consul
in 192 BC, was chosen pontifex
in 172 BC, when still a young man, and in 169 BC was sent with two others as commissioners into Macedonia. In 167 BC he was one of the ten commissioners for arranging the affairs of Macedonia in conjunction with Aemilius Paulus
; and when the consul
s of 162 BC abdicated on account of some fault in the auspice
s in their election
, he and Cornelius Lentulus were chosen consuls in their stead.
He was the father of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
, who was consul in 122 BC.
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 192 BC)
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was a consul of Rome in 193 BC.As plebian aedile in 196 BC, he successfully prosecuted, in conjunction with his colleague Gaius Curio, many pecuarii, that is, people who were grazing their cattle on public land. He used the proceeds to build a temple to Faunus in the...
who had been consul
Roman consul
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
in 192 BC, was chosen pontifex
Pontifex
PONTIFEX was a mid-1980s project that introduced a novel approach to complex aircraft fleet scheduling, partially funded by the European Commission’s Strategic Programme for R&D in Information Technology.Since the mathematical problems stemming from non trivial fleet scheduling easily become...
in 172 BC, when still a young man, and in 169 BC was sent with two others as commissioners into Macedonia. In 167 BC he was one of the ten commissioners for arranging the affairs of Macedonia in conjunction with Aemilius Paulus
Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus was a two-time consul of the Roman Republic and a noted general who conquered Macedon putting an end to the Antigonid dynasty.-Family:...
; and when the consul
Roman consul
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
s of 162 BC abdicated on account of some fault in the auspice
Auspice
An auspice is literally "one who looks at birds", a diviner who reads omens from the observed flight of birds...
s in their election
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
, he and Cornelius Lentulus were chosen consuls in their stead.
He was the father of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 122 BC)
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was consul of Rome in 122 BC. He was the son of the Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus who was consul in 162 BC....
, who was consul in 122 BC.