Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 10)

Publius Cornelius Dolabella was a Roman politician of the early imperial period.

Life

He was the son of Augustus Cornelius Dolabella confidant and consul in the year 10 AD Gaius Junius Silanus along with. During the last years of the reign of Augustus and the first years of Tiberius Dolabella was probably konsularer to about 20 governor of the province of Illyricum superior. After the death of Augustus, he was able to keep the peace among his soldiers. 23/24 he was proconsul of Africa and defeated, with the help of the young king Ptolemy of Mauretania, Tacfarinas final. Tiberius refused him for that called Triumphalinsignien so that the price of its predecessor Quintus Junius Blaesus should not be reduced; characterized but was rather increased the fame of Dolabella. From the year 27 a case before the Senate against his relatives Quinctilius Varus, son of Publius Varus Quinctilius known. In addition, several of his Senate proposals regarding the improvement of provincial administration within the meaning of Tiberius known.

Dolabella is known for the reconstruction of the so-called Dolabella Arch in Rome in the year of his consulship with his co-consul. In fact, the arc of the old gates of the Servian Wall, the Roman city wall dating from the 4th century BC Its original name was Porta Caelimontana ( the Caelian Hill is one of the seven hills of Rome ) and it leads to the scenic road that as clivus Scauri is known. Later, Nero used it for his aqueduct to the Palatine.