person
Lucius Gellius Poplicola
L. Gellius
Roman consul 72 BC, censor 70 BC; one of the senatorial elders of Cicero's day. Spoke in support of Cicero in 63 BC, declaring he had earned a civic crown.
Reading notes
- On His Return: To the Citizens §17 L. Gellius
L. Gellius Poplicola, consul 72 and censor 70 BC, an elder statesman who testified in the assembly that, but for Cicero's consulship, the commonwealth would have perished.