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the consulship, though Caesar tried to put him menta triumlihalia. (Dion Cass. Iv. 28; Veil. Pat.
down by implicating him inan attempt on Pompey's ii. 116; Flor. iv. 12. ~ 40; Oros. vi. 21; Tac.
life (Cic. in Vatin. 10; comp. ad Att. ii. 24). In Ann. iv. 44.) On the accession of Tiberius in A. D.
57, he was one of the priests to whom was referred 14, he accompanied Drusus, who'was sent to quell
the question whether the site of Cicero's house was the mutiny of the legions in Pannonia. The muconsecrated ground (De Harusp. Resp. 6, comp. tineers were especially incensed against Lentulus,
pro Domn. 49, 52). He is also mentioned as one because they thought that from his age and military
of the judges in the case of P. Sextius, B. c. 56 glory he would judge their offences most severely
(in Vatin. 1. c., ad Q. Fr. ii. 3, 5). He died in and on one occasion he narrowly escaped death at
the same year, much praised by Cicero (ad Att. iv. their hands. Cn. Lentulus is again mentioned in
6). A. D. 16, in the debate in the senate respecting
34. L. CORNELIUS L. F. LENTULUS, son of the Libo, also in A. D. 22 in the debate respecting
last, and also flamen of Mars (ad Att. iv. 16, 9, Silanus, and again in A. D. 24, when he was falsely
xii. 7, ad Q. Fr. iii. 1, 15). He defended M. accused of majestas, but Tiberius would not allow
Scaurus, in B. C. 54, when accused. of extortion the charge to be prosecuted. He died A. D. 25, at a
(Ascon. ad Cie. Scaur. c. 1): he accused Gabinius very great age, leaving behind him an honourable
of high treason, about the same time, but was sus- reputation. He had endured poverty, says Tacitus,
pected of collusion (ad Q. Fr. 1. c., ad Att. iv. 16, with patience, acquired a great fortune by honest
9). In the Philippics he is mentioned as a friend means, and enjoyed it with moderation. (Tac. Ann.
of Antony's; and he was appointed by the latter i. 27, ii. 32, iii. 68, iv. 29, 44; Dion Cass. lvii. 24.)
to a province, but made no use of the appointment, 40. Cossus CORNELIUS COSSI F. CR. N. LENTUin B. C. 44 (Philipp. iii. 10). He struck coins as LUS, was consul A. D. 25,-with M. Asinius Agrippa.
priest of Mars (Ultor), B. C. 20, to commemorate According to the Fasti, he would appear to be a
the recovery of the standards from the Parthians, by son of the preceding. (Tac. Ann. iv. 34; Fasti
Augustus (Dion Cass. liv. 8; Vaill. Cornel. No. 38). Cons.)
35. LENTULUS CRUSCELLIO, of unknown origin, 41. CN. CORNELIUS CosSI F. CN. N. LENTULUS
was proscribed by the triumvirs in B. c. 43; he GAEI ULICUS, a son of No. 39, was consul A. D. 26,
escaped, and joined Sext. Pompeius in Sicily, where with C. Calvisius Sabinus. He afterwards had the
his wife Sulpicia joined him, against the will of her command of the legions of Upper Germany for ten
mother Julia. (Val. Max. vi. 7. ~ 3; Appian,'years, and was very popular among the troops, by
B. C. iv. 39.) [H. G. L.] the mildness of his punishments and his merciful
36. CN. CORNELIUS L. F. LENTULUS, consul rule. He was also a favourite with the army in
B. C. 18, with P. Lentulus Marcellinus. (Dion Lower Germany, which was commanded by L.
Cass. liv. 12.) Apronius, his father-in-law. His influence with
37. CN. CORNELIUS CN. F. LENTULUS AUGOR, the soldiers is said to have saved him on the fall of
consul B. C. 14, with M. Licinius Crassus. He Sejanus, to whose son he had promised his daughter.
was a man of immense weath, but of a mean and He was the only one of the relations and conpusillanimous spirit. His wealth excited the avarice nections of Sejanus whom Tiberius did not put to
of Tiberius, who caused him so much fear that at death; and Tacitus is disposed to believe the relength he put an end to his life, leaving his fortune port, that Lentulus sent to the emperor to assure
to the emperor (Dion Cass. liv. 12; Senec. de him of his allegiance, as long as he was allowed to
Benef. ii. 27; Suet. Tib. 49). This Cn. Lentulus, retain the command of the army, but intimating
who is always spoken of as Augur, must not be that he would raise the standard of revolt, if he
confounded with Cn. Lentulus Gaetulicus [No. were deprived of his province. Tiberius thought it
39]. (See Lipsius, ad Tac. Ann. iv. 44.) The more prudent to leave him alone; but Caligula,
Augur Lentulus spoken of by Tacitus (Ann. iii. thinking his influence with the soldiers too dan59) in A. D. 22, must, therefore, be the same as the gerous, put him to death in A. D. 39, apparently
preceding, without exciting any commotion. Lentulus was
38. L. CORNELIUS L. F. LENTULUS, consul succeeded in the command of the army in Upper
B. C. 3, with M. Valerius Messallinus. (Index, Germany by Galba, who was subsequently emperor.
ad Dion Gass. lv.; Suet. Galb. 4.) By some au- (Vell. Pat. ii. 116; Tac. Ann. iv. 42, 46, vi. 30
thorities he is called Cneius, but Lucius seems to Dion Cass. lix. 22; Suet. Galb. 6, Claud. 9)
be the correct praenomen (see Pighius, ad Ann.). Lentulus Gaetulicus was an historian and a poet.
He would seem to have been a brother of No. 36, Of his historical writings, which are quoted by
and may possibly have been the same as No. 34, the Suetonius (Calig. 8), no fragments even are extant;
son of L. Lentulus Niger [No. 33.]. and of his poems we have only three lines, which
39. CossUS CORNELIUS CN. F. LENTULUS GAE- appear to have belonged to an astronomical poem,
TUTLICUS, son probably of No. 37, is sometimes and which are preserved by Probus in his scholia
called Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Cossus. The former, on Virgil's Georgics (i. 227): they are given by
however, is more usual; but as we find on coins Meyer in the Anthologia Latina (Ep. 113). The
both COSSvs CN. F. LENTVLVS, and CN. LENTVLVS poems of Lentulus seem to have been for the most
cossvs,' it would seem that he might be called in- part epigrams, and to have been distinguished by
differently either Cneius or Cossus (Pighius, vol. theirlascivious character (Mart. Praef. i.; Plin. Ep.
iii. p. 531). Cossus was originally a family name v. 3. ~ 5; Sidon. Apoll. Ep. ii. 10, p. 148, Carml.
in the Cornelia gens, and was first assumed as a ix. p. 256). There are nine epigrams in the Greek
praenomen by this Lentllus. [Cossus.] Anthology, inscribed with the name of Gaetulicus,
Lentulus was consul B. C. 1, with L. Calpurnius who is supposed by many modern writers to have
Piso, and in A. D. 6 was sent into Africa, where been the same as the Lentulus Gaetulicus menhe defeated the Gaetuli, who had invaded the king- tioned above; but on this point see GAETULICUS.
dom of Juba. In consequence of this success he 42. Cossus (CossI F.) CORNELIUS LENT1ULIS,
received the surname of Gaetulicus and the orna- probably son of No. 40, was consul A. D. 60, with.