Titus Genucius Augurinus was a Roman politician in the 5th century BC, consul and decemvir in 451 BC.
Titus Genucius Augurinus | |
|---|---|
| Consul of the Roman Republic | |
| In office 1 August 451 BC [1] – 451 BC Serving with Appius Claudius Crassus | |
| Preceded by | Publius Sestius Capitolinus Vaticanus Titus Menenius Lanatus |
| Succeeded by | First College of Decemvirs |
| First College of Decemvirs | |
| In office 451 BC – 450 BC | |
| Preceded by | Appius Claudius Crassus Titus Genucius Augurinus |
| Succeeded by | Second College of Decemvirs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Ancient Rome |
| Died | Unknown Ancient Rome |
Family
editHe was a member of the gens Genucii. He was the son of Lucius and grandson of Lucius. His complete name is Titus Genucius L.f. L.n. Augurinus.[2] He was the brother of Marcus Genucius Augurinus, consul in 445 BC. The importance of the Genucii Augurini among the patricians of the time is uncertain. His nomen is sometimes given under the form Minucius.[2][3]
Biography
editIn 451 BC, he was elected consul with Appius Claudius Crassus. They put in place the first Decemvirate with Crassus presiding. Augurinus held the offices of decemvir and consul simultaneously. The decemviri wrote up the first ten tables of the Twelve Tables.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ Robert Maxwell Ogilvie, Commentary on Livy, books 1–5, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965, pp. 404, 405.
- ^ a b Broughton 1951, p. 45.
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, XII.23
- ^ Livy, Roman History, III.33-34
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, XII.9
- ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, X.55
Bibliography
editAncient bibliography
edit- Livy, Ab urbe condita
- (in French) Diodorus Siculus, Universal History, Book XII, 9 on the site Philippe Remacle
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities
Modern bibliography
edit- Broughton, T. Robert S. (1951), "The Magistrates of the Roman Republic", Philological Monographs, number XV, volume I, vol. I, 509 B.C. - 100 B.C., New York: The American Philological Association