Marcus Popillius Laenas (Consul 316 BC)

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Marcus Popillius Laenas was a 4th century BC A living politician of the Roman Republic who lived in the BC and belonged to the Popillier plebeian dynasty . 316 BC He officiated as consul .

According to the testimony of the Fasti Capitolini , Marcus Popillius Laenas had a father of the same name who held the consulate four or five times, and his grandfather also used the Marcus prenomen . Only his consulate is known of his cursus honorum . BC held together with Spurius Nautius Rutilus . In this capacity, he is likely to have founded the place Forum Popilii , which was in the area of Carinola in Campania . On the other hand, neither he nor his colleague Nautius Rutilus fought against the Samnites , but the dictator Lucius Aemilius Mamercinus Privernas .

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  1. ↑ Fasti Capitolini ad annum 316 BC Chr .: Marcus Popillius M. f. M. n. Laenas .
  2. ↑ Fasti Capitolini ad annum 316 BC Chr .; Titus Livius , Ab urbe condita 9, 21, 1; Diodor , Bibliothéke historiké 19, 55, 1.
  3. ↑ Hans Volkmann : Popillius 21). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XXII, 1, Stuttgart 1953, Col. 60.
  4. ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita 9, 21.
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SURNAME Popillius Laenas, Marcus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Laenas, Marcus Popillius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman consul 316 BC Chr.
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH after 316 BC Chr.