Lucius Arruntius (consul 22 BC)

Lucius Arruntius was a Roman admiral. He saw action during the War with Sextus Pompeius, and the war of Mark Antony and Octavian (later named Augustus). He is most notable for his participation during the Battle of Actium, where he was in command of victorious Augustus' central division. He was also instrumental in convincing Octavian to pardon Gaius Sosius, one of Mark Antony's generals, after his capture.[1] Arruntius was consul in 22 BC as the colleague of Marcus Claudius Marcellus Aeserninus.[2]

  1. ^ Ronald Syme, The Roman Revolution (Oxford: University Press, 1939), p. 297
  2. ^ Attilio Degrassi, I fasti consolari dell'Impero Romano dal 30 avanti Cristo al 613 dopo Cristo (Rome, 1952), p. 4