Gaius Aquilius
Gaius Aquilius (Tuscus?) (* Around 520 BC; † after 487 BC) was a Roman politician in the 5th century BC. Chr.
Aquilius came from a patrician family . His cognomen Tuscus is only documented in the chronograph of 354 ; possibly it was also Sabinus . In 487 B.C.E. Together with Titus Siccius Sabinus the consulate and led an army against the hernians during his time in office . The Senate granted him an ovatio for his victorious fight .
literature
- Elimar Klebs : Aquilius 8 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 323.
Remarks
- ^ T. Robert S. Broughton : The Magistrates Of The Roman Republic. Volume 1: 509 BC - 100 BC (= Philological Monographs. Vol. 15, Part 1, ZDB -ID 418575-4 ). American Philological Association, New York NY 1951, pp. 19 f., (Unchanged reprint 1968).
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| SURNAME | Aquilius, Gaius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aquilius Tuscus, Gaius (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Politician of the Roman Republic, Consul 487 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 520 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 487 BC Chr. |