Lucius Aemilius Mamercus
Lucius Aemilius Mamercus | |
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Vopiscus Julius Iulus | |
Preceded by | Lucius Furius Medullinus (consul 474 BC), Gnaeus Manlius Vulso |
Succeeded by | Lucius Pinarius Mamercinus Rufus (consul 472 BC), Publius Furius Medullinus Fusus |
Personal details | |
Born | Unknown Tiberius Aemilius Mamercinus |
Lucius Aemilius Mamercus was a Roman statesman who served as consul three times: in 484, 478 and 473 BC.[2][3][4]
In 484 BC, as consul, Aemilius led the Roman forces in battle against the Volsci and Aequi. The Romans were successful, and the Roman cavalry slaughtered many in the rout which followed.[4]
powers of the tribunes.[4]
In 478 BC, Aemilius led a Roman army successfully against the Etruscans.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Robert Maxwell Ogilvie, Commentary on Livy, books 1–5, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965, pp. 404, 405.
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, II.38, II.52, II.64
- ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, IX.37
- ^ Ab urbe condita, 2.42
- Ab Urbe Condita, ii. 49.