Kosmo 5 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 A.D. 79 was a rough year for Marcus Cerrinius Vatia. The up-and-coming young man was running for the important office of aedile, one of the two junior magistrates in the seaside town of Pompeii. A century earlier, the Roman orator Cicero had admired the generally honest and upright campaigns conducted in this provincial town on the Bay of Naples. Unlike in Rome itself, where corruption was rampant, any hardworking Pompeian man with enough money and friends might rise to the office of aedile Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klingan 2 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 Very entertaining article. What really caught my attention is the presence of a Bruttius Balbus; he carries the same cognomen (but not nomen) as the much more famous and influential M. Nonius Balbus in Herculaneum. I wonder how many more members of this family that were involved in the political life of the bay. Where is Neph when we need her? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chassit 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2012 Wow, cool article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites