Talk:Lucius Sempronius Atratinus (consul 34 BC)

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Adoption[edit]

My information (Kl. Pauly) says that it was the other way round: Atratinus was the natural son of Lucius Calpurnius Bestia, but was adopted by a certain Sempronius Atratinus in order to continue his family line. The German Wikipedia has it that way. Can anybody verify this information, please? --Borsanova (talk) 11:18, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I too thought this was the case, given his use of the nomen Sempronius, but T.R.S. Broughton's Magistrates of the Roman Repubic, Vol III (pg. 188) says quite clearly: "his adoption by L. Calpurnius Bestia..." If it was the other way round, surely it would have been written as "his being given up for adoption...". Unless there is good reason, I generally take Broughton over most other secondary sources. Oatley2112 (talk) 12:40, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick answer. I've tried to look into the sources (f.e. Cic. Q. 3.6), but I haven't yet found the right places. I have two books that have it the other way round, but one (Lübker from 1914) is very cautious, saying that the connection is only concluded. So I'm afraid that neither possibility can be excluded and maybe we should add a little "probably". --Borsanova (talk) 17:01, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, so I'll add "probably" into the article. Oatley2112 (talk) 23:26, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]