Publius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus Explained

Publius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus was a Roman statesman who served as the Consul in 328 BC and Dictator in 306 BC.^{[1] [2]} His primary duty as dictator was to hold the comitia to elect new consuls. He later served as Pontifex maximus.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Rüpke. Jörg. Richardson. David. Fasti Sacerdotum: A Prosopography of Pagan, Jewish, and Christian Religious Officials in the City of Rome, 300 BC to AD 499. 2008. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 641.
2. Book: Baker, G. P.. Hannibal. 1929. Dodd, Mead & Company. New York. 197.
3. Book: Long, George. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge: v. 1-27. 1841. C. Knight. London. 77.