Gaius Cornelius Cethegus (consul)

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Gaius Cornelius Cethegus was a consul of the Roman Republic in 197 BC.

He became propraetor in Hispania in 200 BC and was elected aedile in absentia.^[1]^{: XXXI 49} In Hispania he defeated a hostile force in the territory of the Sedetani and 15,000 of the enemy died,^[1]^{: XXXI 49} although Heitland calls this "a very doubtful story."^[2] As an aedile he arranged magnificent games.^[1]^{: XXXII 7} During his consulate in 197 BC he fought successfully in Gallia Cisalpina against the Insubrians and Cenomani and was awarded a triumph by the senate. He was censor in 194 BC. Along with Scipio Africanus and Marcus Minucius Rufus in 193 BC, he went as a commissioner to mediate an end to the war between Masinissa and Carthage.

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1 2 3 Livy (1912). Roberts, Canon (ed.). The History of Rome. New York: E. P. Dutton and C. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
↑ Heitland, William Emerton (1909). The Roman Republic V.2. The University of Michigan: University Press. p. 41. Retrieved Nov 10, 2025.

Preceded by

T. Quinctius Flamininus
Sex. Aelius Paetus Catus

Roman consul
197 BC
With: Q. Minucius Rufus

Succeeded by

L. Furius Purpureo
M. Claudius Marcellus

Preceded by

Scipio Africanus
P. Aelius Paetus

Roman censor
194 BC
With: Sex. Aelius Paetus Catus

Succeeded by

T. Quinctius Flamininus
M. Claudius Marcellus

See also

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