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Publius Cornelius Cethegus

300 BC - 260 BC

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Publius Cornelius Cethegus was a Roman senator and military commander. Cethegus was elected as curule aedile in 187 BC, then served as praetor in 185 BC, and finally became consul in 181 BC. During his consulship, the tomb of the legendary Roman king Numa Pompilius was unearthed. Cethegus and his colleague Marcus Baebius Tamphilus were granted a triumph over the Ligurians, despite the absence of an actual battle. In 173 BC, Cethegus was appointed as one of ten commissioners responsible for the division of Ligurian and Gallic territories in Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Publius Cornelius Cethegus is the 11,734th most popular politician (up from 11,934th in 2019). (up from 2,939th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Publius Cornelius Cethegus ranks 11,734 out of 19,576Before him are Jahandar Shah, Hari Singh, Marjorie Bruce, Oldřich Černík, René Lévesque, and Arshak II. After him are Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Margaret of Thuringia, David Komnenos, and Roland Dumas.

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Among people born in 300 BC, Publius Cornelius Cethegus ranks 64Before him are Antipater of Tarsus, Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia, Lucius Cincius Alimentus, Marcus Livius Salinator, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus, and Eudamidas III. After him are Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus, Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Quintus Mucius Scaevola, Lacydes of Cyrene, Appius Claudius Pulcher, and Ariarathes III of Cappadocia. Among people deceased in 260 BC, Publius Cornelius Cethegus ranks 17Before him are Timocharis, Quintus Caecilius Metellus, Ariamnes of Cappadocia, Philochorus, Marcus Livius Salinator, and Gaius Sulpicius Gallus. After him are Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Orontes III, Appius Claudius Pulcher, Leonidas of Tarentum, Lucius Aemilius Papus, and Marcus Junius Pera.

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