Gaius Flavius Fimbria (consul 104 BC)

Gaius Flavius Fimbria, according to Cicero, rose to the highest honours in the republic through his own merit and talent. In 105 BC, he was a candidate for the consulship, and the people gave him the preference to his competitor, Quintus Lutatius Catulus; and accordingly, Fimbria was the colleague of Gaius Marius in his second consulship, 104 BC. Fimbria must have acquired his popularity about that time, for previously he had been an unsuccessful candidate for the tribuneship.

Gaius Flavius Fimbria (consul 104 BC)

Gaius Flavius Fimbria, according to Cicero, rose to the highest honours in the republic through his own merit and talent. In 105 BC, he was a candidate for the consulship, and the people gave him the preference to his competitor, Quintus Lutatius Catulus; and accordingly, Fimbria was the colleague of Gaius Marius in his second consulship, 104 BC. Fimbria must have acquired his popularity about that time, for previously he had been an unsuccessful candidate for the tribuneship.