hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd kˈɑːnsəl ɪn nˈaɪnti sˈɪks bˌiːsˈiː ænd sˈɛnsɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪnti tˈuː bˌiːsˈiː wɪð lˈuːʃəs lɪsˈɪnɪəs kɹˈæsəs ðɪ ˈɔːɹəɾɚ, wɪð hˈuːm hiː wʌz fɹˈiːkwəntli æt vˈɛɹiəns.
He was elected consul in 96 BC and censor in 92 BC with Lucius Licinius Crassus the orator, with whom he was frequently at variance.