Quintus Lutatius Catulus (Capitolinus)

Quintus Catulus Lutatius († 62-60 BC) was a Roman politician of the late Republic.

Catulus was the son of the consul of 102 BC Like his father, he turned 87 BC against Marius and Cinna, and fled from Rome, probably to Sulla to Greece. No later than 81 BC, he must have been praetor. 78 BC he was consul Marcus Aemilius and fought his colleague Lepidus, who wanted to cancel the actions of the dictator Sulla again. On the initiative of Catulus and Pompey the first state funeral of the late Roman Republic, it was decided for Sulla by Senate resolution. As proconsul 77 BC he defeated Lepidus, as this went against Rome. 65 BC he was censor, but quarreled with his colleague Marcus Licinius Crassus, which is why the Census remained unfinished.

Catulus was entrusted with the restoration of the burned temple of Jupiter on the Capitol, the BC he inaugurated 69. He also built on the slope of the Capitol to the Roman Forum, the State Archives ( tabularium ). Since at least 73 BC he was pontiff. 63 BC he was defeated Gaius Iulius Caesar in the election as Pontifex Maximus. He died 62-60 BC

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• Consul ( Roman Republic )
• Censor
• Born in the 2nd century BC
• Died in the 1st century BC
• Man