Lucius Quinctius Flamininus
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Lucius Quinctius Flamininus, the brother of Titus Quinctius Flamininus
, was a Roman Consul
in 192 BC. In 184 BC he was deposed from the Senate
by the Censor, Cato the Elder
, for his bad conduct in his consulship. Flamininus' removal from the Senate was a part of a bigger struggle between the party of the Scipio
s and their opponents led by Cato.
Titus Quinctius Flamininus
Titus Quinctius Flamininus was a Roman politician and general instrumental in the Roman conquest of Greece.Member of the gens Quinctia, and brother to Lucius Quinctius Flamininus, he served as a military tribune in the Second Punic war and in 205 BC he was appointed propraetor in Tarentum...
, was a Roman Consul
Consul
Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic...
in 192 BC. In 184 BC he was deposed from the Senate
Roman Senate
The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic, however, it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. After a magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic...
by the Censor, Cato the Elder
Cato the Elder
Marcus Porcius Cato was a Roman statesman, commonly referred to as Censorius , Sapiens , Priscus , or Major, Cato the Elder, or Cato the Censor, to distinguish him from his great-grandson, Cato the Younger.He came of an ancient Plebeian family who all were noted for some...
, for his bad conduct in his consulship. Flamininus' removal from the Senate was a part of a bigger struggle between the party of the Scipio
Scipio (cognomen)
Scipio is a Roman cognomen representing the Cornelii Scipiones, a branch of the Cornelii family. Any individual male of the branch must be named Cornelius Scipio and a female Cornelia. The nomen, Cornelius, signifies that the person belongs to the Cornelia gens, a legally defined clan composed of...
s and their opponents led by Cato.