He had been sent by the emperor Claudius to Cyrenaica to resolve property disputes over personal estates that king Ptolemy Apion had bequeathed to the Roman people along with his kingdom.
The Senate responded that they had no knowledge of the instructions Claudius had given Strabo, and passed the petition to the emperor, who resolved the matter.
[2] A number of inscriptions bearing Strabo's name and dated to the reign of Claudius have been found in North Africa.
[6] Eck's suggestion would explain the lengthy period between the praetorship and consulship; it arises from confusion of two homonymous senators.
It is unclear whether by legatus this Acilius Strabo was governor of Germania Superior, or possibly the commander of a legion stationed in the province; the word is commonly used to indicate both.