Marcus Herennius (consul 93 BC)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Marcus Herennius was consul of the Roman Republic in 93 BC. Although a plebeian and an indifferent orator, he defeated Lucius Marcius Philippus in the consular election for 93 BC.[1] Pliny[2] mentions the consulate of Herennius as remarkable for the quantity of Cyrenaic silphium -- Ferula tingitana[3] -- then brought to Rome. This costly drug was worth a silver denarius per pound; and the mercantile connections of the Herennii in Africa may have caused this unusual supply.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Herennius (6)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 2. p. 407.
Categories:
- Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the DGRBM
- Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the DGRBM without a Wikisource reference
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the DGRBM
- 1st-century BC Roman consuls
- 2nd-century BC births
- Herennii
- Year of death unknown
- All stub articles
- Ancient Roman politician stubs