ProQuest Dissertations - Historia Antigua

Rome were assigned to one allotted tribe. 140Some commissioners may have chosen to found colonies based on a different sortof political favor than one they expected from their clientele. 141 21 tresviri between 200and 169 had not yet held the praetorship before they embarked on their colonizationproject. 142 Of these, 10 became consul later in their careers. 143 Another four rose to therank of praetor. 144Only seven did not reach high office, although we may just lackevidence of their later careers. 145As with a priesthood, it seems that sometimes aposition on a board of tresviri was not a reward for political merit, which commissionerswithout magisterial experience had not earned, but rather was assistance for political140 Feig Vishnia (1996), p. 117. The veterans, too, were only in one or two tribes at the most.141 Kondratieff(2003), pp. 106-111 suggests that some of the commissioners who were tribunes at the timeof the founding (e.g. Q. Aelius Tubero, C. Afranius Stellio, L. Valerius Tappo, and M. Atilius Serranusalthough for a short period) might have elected to stay in the Latin colonies they founded to pursue a morelucrative career as a magistrate in a smaller community. This supposition rests only on the lack of evidencefor their careers in Rome and the assertion that it would have been more attractive to have a career in asmall town than remain quiescent in Rome (p. 109). While this idea is attractive, it is not convincingwithout evidence that these particular men did indeed hold magistracy in the colony.142 For a different count of these men see MacKendrick (1952), p. 141. Of the young men just starting thencareer,MacKendrick notes that eight later became consul and six praetor. He might not be counting thecommission for Luca. MacKendrick also comments that twenty nine of these men were patrician.143 P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica on board for Venusia (200) had only been quaestor, but went on to be consul(191) and to help found Aquileia (183). S. Aelius Paetus was on the board for the supplement of Narnia(199) with his more experienced brother; he had only been curule aedile (200) but went on to become aconsul (198) and censor (194). Q. Minucius Thermus and T Sempronius Longus were on the board for themaritime colonies of 194; both were only tribunes of plebs and curule aediles but went on to be consuls(193 and 194, respectively). Aulus Manlius Vulso, on board for Copia (194-193), had held no office beforeits foundation, but became consul (178). M. Baebius Tamphilus, on board for Sipontum (194), was perhapstribune of plebs but went on to become consul (181). Q. Fulvius Nobilior, son of the prominent M. FulviusNobilior, was on the commission for Potentia and Pisaurum (184) with no prior offices, and became consul(153). T. Sempronius Gracchus, on board for Saturnia (183), was only a tribune of the plebs in 187 or 184,then went on to be consul twice (177 and 163) and censor (169). M Popillius Laenas, on board for Luca(180), went from no offices before the colonization to consul (173) and censor (159). His brother Publiusdid not advance any further than triumvir. M. Cornelius Cethegus, on the supplement to Aquileia (169),became consul (160).144 Q. Naevius Matho and M. Furius Crassipes (Vibo Valentia, 194-192), M. Atilius Serranus (Placentia,Cremona, Bononia (190-189), T. Aebutius Parrus (Parma and Mutina, 183).145 Q. Aelius Tubero (Copia, 194-193) although we may just not know anything else of his career. He is notlisted in MRR. D. Iunius Brutus (Sipontum, 194). C. Salonius (Tempsa, 194) went on to be aXvir in 173.M. Fulvius Flaccus (Potentia and Pisaurum, 184), although his is a difficult example (see above). P.Popillius Laenas (Luca, 180). T. Annius Luscus and P. Decius Subulo (supplement to Aquileia, 169).89