us ▁La el ius ▁C . ▁f . ▁C . ▁n . ▁S api ens , ▁cons ul ▁in ▁BC ▁ 1 4 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁younger ▁Sci pio ▁African us . ▁ ▁He ▁initially ▁fav oured ▁agr arian ▁reform , ▁but ▁after ▁meeting ▁resistance ▁abandoned ▁the ▁effort , ▁and ▁opposed ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁G rac chi , ▁leading ▁his ▁arist ocr atic ▁contempor aries ▁to ▁call ▁him ▁S api ens , ▁" the ▁wise ". ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁er ud ite ▁and ▁ref ined , ▁but ▁a ▁less ▁persu as ive ▁speaker ▁than ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁contempor aries . ▁ ▁La elia ▁C . ▁f . ▁C . ▁n . ▁Major , ▁married ▁Quint us ▁Mu cius ▁S ca e vol a , ▁the ▁aug ur . ▁ ▁La elia ▁was ▁ren owned ▁for ▁her ▁grace ful ▁and ▁el o quent ▁speech , ▁dign ified ▁and ▁s inc ere , ▁upon ▁which ▁Cic ero ▁remarked , ▁and ▁which ▁she ▁passed ▁down ▁to ▁her ▁daughters , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁son - in - law , ▁the ▁or ator ▁Lu cius ▁Lic ini us ▁Cr ass us . ▁ ▁La elia ▁C . ▁f . ▁C . ▁n . ▁Minor , ▁married ▁G ai us ▁F ann ius ▁Stra bo . ▁ ▁Dec im us ▁La el ius , ▁one ▁of ▁Pom pe ius ' ▁lie uten ants ▁during ▁the ▁S ert or ian ▁War , ▁who ▁was ▁s lain ▁in ▁battle ▁against ▁Lu cius ▁H irt