Lucius Gellius Publicola (consul 72 BC)

Lucius Gellius ( Publicola ) was a Roman politician of the 1st century BC

As a homo novus Gellius was no later than 96 BC, aedile and praetor peregrinus 94 BC, 93 BC, then promagistrate in one of the eastern provinces, probably Asia. He tried to mediate in the disputes of the Athenian schools of philosophy, and thus made ​​himself the laughing stock of his contemporaries. It was not until 72 BC he was Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus with Clodianus consul, first defeated a group of rebel slaves of Spartacus under Crixus, but was then defeated by Spartacus himself and delivered it by the Senate with his colleagues at the office, but was still with his former Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus counterpart Clodianus 70 BC Censor. In this position, he graduated from 64 senators from the Senate.

67-65 BC was commissioned Gellius legate of Pompey in the pirate war and in the custody of the Italian coast and the control of the Tyrrhenian Sea. 63 BC he supported Cicero's action against the conspirators, 59 BC he opposed Caesar's agrarian law and took another 57 and 55 BC in the Senate.

His son of the same alleged to have committed adultery with his second wife.