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Election as Novus Homo

Roman Empire · Government / Government of Roman Empire. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

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Gaius Lutatius Catulus242

Rome · Government / Government of Roman Empire

In 242 BC, Gaius Lutatius Catulus entered the consulship as a novus homo, reaching Rome's highest annual magistracy without belonging to an established consular family.

Names involved

Gaius Lutatius Catulus

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