Publius Cornelius Cossus (Consular Tribune 408 BC)
Publius Cornelius Cossus came from the Cornelier family and was born at the end of the 5th century BC. A politician of the older Roman Republic .
He was probably the son of the consul from 428 BC. BC, Aulus Cornelius Cossus . 408 BC He officiated as a consular tribune ( tribunus militum consulari potestate ). According to the unreliable report of the Roman historian Titus Livius , he allegedly, together with one of his two counterparts, Gaius Iulius Iullus , strongly opposed the Senate's plan to appoint a dictator because of an impending war against the Aequer and Volscians . However, his negative attitude was overcome by Gaius Servilius Ahala , the third member of the consular tribune college, with the support of the tribunes .
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Cornelius 119). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IV, 1, Stuttgart 1900, Col. 1293.
Remarks
- ↑ Fasti Capitolini ad annum 408 BC Chr .: ... A. f. M. n . ; Titus Livius 4, 56, 2 (Publius Cornelius Cossus) ; Diodorus 13, 104, 1 (Πούπλιος Κορνήλιος).
- ↑ Livy 4, 56, 2ff.
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SURNAME | Cornelius Cossus, Publius |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cossus, Publius Cornelius |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman consular tribune 408 BC Chr. |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | 5th century BC BC or 4th century BC Chr. |