Cossus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus was aRomansenator and general, who wasconsul in 1 BC withLucius Calpurnius Piso the Augur as his colleague.^[1]

Originally born Cossus Cornelius Lentulus, Gaetulicus was a member of thepatrician Lentulus branch of theCornelii clan.

Despite giving the appearance of laziness,^[2] he was given a number of important commands. After serving as consul in 1 BC alongside Lucius Calpurnius Piso, he was electedproconsul ofAfrica in 6 AD.^[3] Whilst there, he fought a successful campaign against theGaetuli, which earned him theagnomen Gaetulicus.^[4] One of the few individuals trusted by theemperorTiberius,^[2] he was sent toPannonia in 14 AD to accompany Tiberius' sonDrusus in putting down a mutiny of the legions there.^[4] Later, he was given the post ofpraefectus urbi in 33 AD,^[2] holding it for a number of years prior to his death.

Gaetulicus had at least two sons,Cossus Cornelius Lentulus andGnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus, consuls in 25 and 26 AD respectively.^[5]

• Syme, Ronald,The Roman Revolution, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1939.
• Smith, William,A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1860)

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