Aulus Apollonius Cordus (Nova Roma)

A. Apollonius Davidi f. Maglocuni n. Pap. Cordus was born in London Non. Sext. ‡ MMDCCXXXIII. He became a Roman citizen a.d. VIII Kal. Dec. ‡ M. Octavio L. Sulla (II) cos. ‡ MMDCCLV a.u.c..

Cordus studied sculpture at Chelsea College of Art, gained a degree in ancient and modern history from Oxford University, and currently lives in London where he is studying to become a barrister.

He has held a number of elected and appointed public offices. He has been a member of the provincial government of provincia Britannia since K. Buteone T. Labieno cos. ‡ MMDCCLVI a.u.c..

Cordus knows something about Roman republican law (ancient and modern), particularly public law, and is Decanus Facultatis Iuris (Director of the Faculty of Law) at the Academia Thules. He speaks Latin moderately well and is magister of the sodalitas Latinitatis. From time to time he writes plays, mostly on classical subjects, and is musaeus of the collegium Melpomenes in the sodalitas Musarum. He has participated in various projects including the effort to design and mint a new sestertius and Vox Romana, the Roman podcast.

Cursus Honorum

• Quaestor

K. Buteone Po. Minucia cos. ‡ MMDCCLIX a.u.c. to aedilis plebis M. Hortensia

Other Posts

• Rogator

Cn. Salvio Cn. Equitio cos. ‡ MMDCCLVII a.u.c.

• Accensus

L. Arminio Ti. Galerio cos. ‡ MMDCCLX a.u.c. to consules L. Arminius and Ti. Galerius

Fr. Apulo C. Laenate cos. ‡ MMDCCLVIII a.u.c. to consul C. Laenas

K. Buteone T. Labieno cos. ‡ MMDCCLVI a.u.c. to consul K. Buteo

• Scriba

L. Arminio Ti. Galerio cos. ‡ MMDCCLX a.u.c. to rogator Cn. Lentulus

K. Buteone Po. Minucia cos. ‡ MMDCCLIX a.u.c. to censor Cn. Equitius and praetor Ti. Galerius

Fr. Apulo C. Laenate cos. ‡ MMDCCLVIII a.u.c. to censores K. Buteo and Cn. Equitius

K. Buteone T. Labieno cos. ‡ MMDCCLVI a.u.c. to praetor Cn. Salvius