Publius_Aelius_Ligus

Publius Aelius Ligus

Publius Aelius Ligus

2nd-century BC Roman consul

Publius Aelius Ligus was a consul of the Roman Republic in 172 BC, serving with fellow consul Gaius Popillius Laenas.[1] Aelius Ligus probably was praetor in 175 BC.[2]

The first plebeian college of consuls was in 172, which included Ligus. Both consuls were sent to Liguria.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    T. Robert S. Broughton: The Magistrates Of The Roman Republic. Vol. 1: 509 B.C. - 100 B.C.. Cleveland / Ohio: Case Western Reserve University Press, 1951. Reprint 1968. (Philological Monographs. Edited by the American Philological Association. Vol. 15, 1), p. 410
  2. [2]
    T. Robert S. Broughton: The Magistrates Of The Roman Republic. Vol. 1: 509 B.C. - 100 B.C.. Cleveland / Ohio: Case Western Reserve University Press, 1951. Reprint 1968. (Philological Monographs. Edited by the American Philological Association. Vol. 15, 1), p. 402
  3. [3]
    Livy Ab urbe condita XVII 10,10-12
Preceded by Consul of the Roman Republic
with Gaius Popillius Laenas
172 BC		 Succeeded by


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