person
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura
Lentulus
also: P. Lentulus Sura, Lentulus, P. Cornelius Lentulus
Former consul (71 BC) and praetor in 63, the senior conspirator left in charge at Rome; executed on Cicero's order. Cornelius by birth, of the great patrician gens.
Reading notes
- The Conspiracy of Catiline §17 Publius Lentulus Sura
Ex-consul and praetor of 63 BC, the most senior conspirator and Catiline's deputy in the city; later executed.