Cicero's use of the word "respectable" (honestus) instead of "noble" (nobilis) to describe his family background suggests that he was not descended from the consular Laelii.
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As tribune in 54 BC, Laelius gave support to Aulus Gabinius, another Pompeian associate, when he was prosecuted and convicted by Memmius.
Decimus Burton | Decimus Junius Brutus | Laelius | Gaius Laelius Sapiens (consul of 140) | Gaius Laelius Sapiens | Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus | Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus | Decimus Carfulenus | Decimus |
Decimus Laelius Balbus, son of Decimus and grandson of Decimus, was a Roman politician during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus.