Lucius Valerius Potitus (consul 483 BC)

Lucius Valerius Potitus was a Roman politician and general in the beginning of the

plebs, and yet the Roman Senate succeeded in having Valerius elected consul in 483 BC and again in 470 BC.^[3]

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powers, but were at that time successfully resisted by the Roman Senate.^[2] In his second consulship in 470 BC Valerius led Roman troops against the Aequi. He unsuccessfully attempted to lead an assault on the Aequian army camp, and instead ravaged the Aequian territory.^[4]

In 464 BC there were hostilities with the Aequi again and as both consuls were absent from Rome conducting the war, a justitium was declared. Valerius was appointed praefectus urbi and was left in charge of defending the city.^[5]^[6]

References

^ William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
^
Ab urbe condita
, 2.41
^ Livy, 2.42
^ Livy, 2.62
^ Livy, 3.4-5
^ Broughton, vol i, pp.34

Political offices
Preceded by Caeso Fabius Vibulanus	Consul of the Roman Republic with Marcus Fabius Vibulanus 483 BC	Succeeded by Gaius Julius Iulus (consul 482 BC)
Preceded by Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis (consul 471 BC) Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus	Tiberius Aemilius Mamercinus (consul 467 BC) 470 BC	Succeeded by Titus Numicius Priscus Aulus Verginius Tricostus Caeliomontanus (consul 469 BC)

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[1] William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

[Livy-2.41-2] 
Ab urbe condita
, 2.41

[3] Livy, 2.42

[4] Livy, 2.62

[5] Livy, 3.4-5

[6] Broughton, vol i, pp.34

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