person
Lucius Culleolus
Culleolus
also: L. Culleolus, Culleolus, CVLLEOLVS
Proconsul (probably of Illyricum) c. 59 BC, recipient of Fam. 13.41-42, in which Cicero commends the business interests of L. Lucceius in his province and thanks him for acting on the first request.
Reading notes
- Ad Familiares 13.41 §1 CICERO greets CVLLEOLVS
The letter-heading; addressed to L. Culleolus, a proconsul (probably of Illyricum) about 59 BC. This letter thanks him for already acting on Cicero's behalf in the business of L. Lucceius; its companion 13.42 is the original request.
- Ad Familiares 13.42 §1 M. CICERO greets L. CVLLEOLVS the proconsul
The letter-heading; addressed to L. Culleolus, proconsul (probably of Illyricum) about 59 BC. This is the original request on behalf of L. Lucceius's business interests; the companion 13.41 thanks Culleolus for having acted on it.
- Ad Familiares 13.42 §2 your authority, and your power as governor
Auctoritas and imperium: the personal weight and prestige of a Roman magistrate, and the formal power of military and civil command vested in a governor. Cicero asks that both be thrown behind Lucceius's case.