Spurius Maelius

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A fresco by Beccafumi in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena shows Ahala presenting the dead Maelius to the Cinicinnatus.
Ahala, the magister equitum , presents Cincinnatus the dead Maelius, modern fresco by Beccafumi in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena.

Spurius Maelius († 439 BC ) was a legendary figure of the early Roman Republic .

According to the unreliable Roman tradition, which was developed several centuries after the events, Maelius was a wealthy plebeian of the highest census class ( eques ) who had set up grain stores and in a famine in 440/439 BC. The grain sold to the people at low prices. He is said to have sought the consulate or even the royal dignity. This led to his being indicted by Lucius Minucius Esquilinus Augurinus , the then praefectus Annonae . Shortly afterwards Maelius was killed by Gaius Servilius Ahala , the magister equitum of the dictator Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus , because he had not obeyed a summons. His house was torn down, the resulting area remained under the name Aequimelium until at least the end of the 1st century BC. BC undeveloped.

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SURNAME Maelius, Spurius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION rich Roman and alleged conspirator
DATE OF BIRTH 5th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 439 BC Chr.