Publius Cornelius Lentulus
Many of the other leading conspirators had faced political problems similar to his in the Senate. Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura, the most influential conspirator after Catiline, had held the rank of consul in 71 BC, but he had been cast out of the senate by the censors during a political purge in the following year on the pretext of debauchery. Publius Autronius Paetus was also complicit in their plot, since he was banned from holding office in the Roman government.