Quintus Lutatius Catulus (c. 121–c. 60 BC)
Quintus Lutatius Catulus (c. 121–c. 60 BC), consul in 78 BC and for many years leader of the Senate. He opposed Pompey’s extraordinary power, and in 63 BC lost the election for pontifex maximus to Caesar, although he had the advantage of age and rank. According to Plutarch he accused him of assailing the state with siege engines.
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