Lucius_Verginius_Tricostus_Esquilinus

Lucius Verginius Tricostus Esquilinus

Lucius Verginius Tricostus Esquilinus

Roman politician in 5th and 4th centuries BC

Lucius Verginius Tricostus Esquilinus was a Roman politician of the fifth and fourth centuries BC.[1][2][3]

Family

His grandfather Opiter Verginius Tricostus Esquilinus was consul in 478 BC, and his father Proculus Verginius Tricostus was consul in 435 BC and 434 BC.

Career

In 402 BC, Verginius was elected consular tribune; his colleagues were Gaius Servilius Ahala, Quintus Servilius Fidenas, Quintus Sulpicius Camerinus Cornutus, Aulus Manlius Vulso Capitolinus and Manius Sergius Fidenas. The war against Veii was continued: the town of Anxur having been taken by the enemy, the war was extended by the sudden arrival of the Veientanes and the Falisci.[1] Because of the defeat, with the aid of the Senate, Ahala forced the college of tribunes to abdicate in favor of a new college.[3] In the year 401 Verginius was accused and condemned because he had not brought help when his colleague Servilius had asked him before Veii.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Broughton, Robert S. The Magistrates of the Roman Republic Vol.1 509 BC - 100 BC. New York: The American Philological Association.
  2. [2]
    Livy. V.11.
  3. [3]
    Livy, Titus. Ab Urbe Condita Vol. 8-9.


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