Lucius Cornelius Balbus (consul 40 BC)
1st century BC Roman politician and businessman of Punic descent, consul in 40 BC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For his nephew, see Lucius Cornelius Balbus (proconsul).
Lucius Cornelius Balbus (fl. 1st century BC) was born in Gades early in the first century BC. Lucius Cornelius Balbus was a wealthy Roman politician and businessman of Punic origin and a native of Gades in Hispania, who played a significant role in the emergence of the Principate at Rome. He was a prominent supporter of Julius Caesar and a close advisor to the emperor Augustus.