User:SoWhy/drafts/Quintus Curius
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Quintus Curius | |
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| Nationality | Ancient Roman |
| Occupation | politician, senator |
Quintus Curius was a Roman politician and senator.
Biography[edit]
Little is known about his biography. According to Sallust, Curius was a senator from a respectable family but was expelled from the Roman Senate by the censors for his various crimes.[1]
Second Catilinian conspiracy[edit]
Curius was among those who were plotting the Second Catilinarian conspiracy against Cicero but later switched sides after Cicero convinced Curius' mistress Fulvia to gain access to him.
References[edit]
- ^ Grant, W. P. (1839). C. Sallustii Crispi Catilina. A new translation of the Catilinarian conspiracy of Sallust.
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References[edit]
Category:1st-century BC Romans Category:Ancient Roman senators Category:Curii