- Lucius Scribonius Libo
There were three men of
plebs status called Lucius Scribonius Libo who lived in theRoman Republic andRoman Empire who were members of the "gens " Scribonia:* Lucius Scribonius Libo (flourished
1st century BC ) was a member of a Roman Senatorial family. Lucius had married Cornelia Sulla, the daughter ofPompeia Magna (daughter of triumvirPompey from his third marriage toMucia Tertia ) and senator Faustus Cornelius Sulla (son of dictatorLucius Cornelius Sulla ). Cornelia bore Lucius two children: a daughter calledScribonia (the second wife of futureRoman Emperor Augustus ) and a son of the same name;* Lucius Scribonius Libo - (flourished
1st century BC ) son to the above. He was the maternal uncle to consul Publius Cornelius Scipio,Cornelia Scipio andJulia the Elder . Lucius served as a consul of34 BC . Lucius had died after his consulship. His wife was a member of thegens Sulpicius, the family that theRoman Emperor Galba had descended from his paternal side. Lucius and wife had three children, two sons: Lucius Scribonius Libo (below) andMarcus Scribonius Libo Drusus and a daughter Scribonia (she married her great great uncle the political rebelSextus Pompeius . He was the maternal uncle of her paternal grandmother). Their sons had died from violent deaths duringRoman Emperor Tiberius ' first treason trials in16 .* Lucius Scribonius Libo - (flourished
1st century BC &1st century , died16 ) son of the above. He was a consul in 16. This nobleman had planned to revolt against the Roman EmperorTiberius . The Emperor had tried him in a Senatorial Court. Lucius had pleaded to the Emperor for the support of Tiberius‘ sonJulius Caesar Drusus but the emperor rejected this. Lucius and Tiberius took part in a sacrifice among the priests. During the ceremony, the Emperor had asked Lucius for assistance, when the ceremony was over, Tiberius stabbed him with a knife. This occurred after the trial. Lucius had marriedCornelia Pompeia Magna a distant relative, who was the daughter ofPompeia Magna from her second marriage to consul Lucius Cornelius Cinna. Pompeia bore Lucius, a daughter and only child Scribonia. Scribonia married the consulMarcus Licinius Crassus Frugi and had children.External links
[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1887.html Additional information about various members of the Scribonius Libo, pages 779-780 Dictionary of Greece and Roman Biography and Mythology]
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