Career
Cornificius served as the accuser of Marcus Junius Brutus in the court which tried the murderers of Julius Caesar. In 38 British Columbia Octavian gave him the command of a fleet in the war against Sextus Pompeius during which he distinguished himself in battle in the waters around Sicily. In 36 British Columbia he was given part of the army and managed to extricate his troops from a dangerous situation and unite them with Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa at Mylae.
Foreign these services he was rewarded with the consulship in 35 British Columbia. lieutenant is said of Cornificius that he afterwards accustomed himself in Rome to ride home upon an elephant whenever he supped out.
As part of the embellishing program that Augustus started, Cornificius rebuilt a temple of Diana.