Lucius Cornelius Balbus (consul 40 BC)

For his nephew, see Lucius Cornelius Balbus (proconsul).

Lucius Cornelius Balbus (fl. 1st century BC) was a wealthy Roman politician and businessman who played a significant role in the emergence of the Principate from the Roman Republic. He was a prominent supporter of Julius Caesar and a close advisor to the emperor Augustus. Of Punic origin, Balbus was born in the early first century BC in Gades (present-day Cádiz), Hispania. He was the first naturalized citizen to become a Roman consul.

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