Publius Pinarius Mamercinus Rufus
Publius Pinarius Mamercinus Rufus | |
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Sextus Furius Medullinus (consul 488 BC) | |
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| Born | Unknown Ancient Rome |
| Died | Unknown Ancient Rome |
Publius Pinarius Mamercinus Rufus was a
Gaius Julius Iulus
in 489 BC.
Family
Rufus was the first member of the gens Pinaria to attain the consulship. The Pinarii were an ancient patrician family of Rome, whose origins were said to go back to the founding of the city.[2][3]
Biography
In 489 BC, he was elected consul with Gaius Julius Iulus as his colleague.[4]
Rape of the Sabines just a couple years earlier. The consuls then shared Aufidius' suspicions with the Senate, and the Senate decreed that the Volsci should leave the city. The Volsci were indignant that they should have to leave the games without reason, and a conflict began between them and the Romans.[5][4]
In 488 BC, Rufus was one of the consular envoys sent to negotiate with the Volsci, and with
Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, who was a Roman exile leading the Volsci.[6]
Notes
- ^ Robert Maxwell Ogilvie, Commentary on Livy, books 1–5, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965, pp. 404, 405.
- ^ Livy I, 7
- ^ Smith 1876, p. 366
- ^ a b Broughton 1951, p. 18
- ^ Livy II, 37
- ^ Broughton 1951, p. 19
Bibliography
Primary sources
Secondary sources
- ISBN 0-89130-811-3
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1876). "Pinaria gens". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. III.
