Gaius Cornelius Cethegus (consul)

For Catiline's conspirator, see Gaius Cornelius Cethegus (conspirator).

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