Quintus Aulius Cerretanus
Quintus Aulius Cerretanus was a Roman politician of the second half of the 4th century BC. Chr.
His name first appeared in the Fasti Capitolini for the year 323 BC. In which he was consul . For this information, the variants Aelius / Ailios ( Fasti Capitolini , Cassiodor , Diodor ) and Aulius ( Titus Livius ) alternate . His counterpart was Gaius Sulpicius Longus . According to Livy, nothing of note happened during his consulate.
Aulius Cerretanus appears a second time as consul of the year 319 BC. With Lucius Papirius cursor . Again, the variants Aelius / Ailios and Aulius oppose each other. According to Livy, Aulius Cerretanus led a campaign against the Frentans that year and accepted the surrender of their city under the position of hostages.
The name appears a third time as the magister equitum of the dictator Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus in 315 BC. Chr. On. The Fasti Capitolini state that Aulius Cerretanus fell in battle that year. Diodorus provides a detailed report on this.
literature
- Elimar Klebs : Aulius (2) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 2, Stuttgart 1896, Col. 2411.
Remarks
- ↑ a b Fasti Capitolini 439.
- ↑ Diodorus 18:26.
- ↑ a b Livy 8.37.3.
- ↑ Diodorus 18:58.
- ↑ Livy 9:15, 11.
- ↑ Livy 9:16, 1.
- ↑ Diodorus 19.72.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aulius Cerretanus, Quintus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aelius, Quintus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman consul 323 and 319 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 315 BC Chr. |