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and his former colleague from 415 BC, Fabius. These consular tribunes had previous experience in these roles. Wars with the Aequi and Volsci continues. The fortress of Arx Carventana, which had been captured in 410 BC, was lost in 409 BC while in the same year the town of Verugo was captured. In 408
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as the first suffect consul in 509 BC. His father was named Lucius and depending on sources his grandfather was either named Volusus or Publius. If his grandfather was named Publius than Valerius' contemporary, the consul,
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being denied. This drawback for the Romans was short-lived and the fortress of Arx Carventana was captured (or recaptured) by the Romans. One of the consuls, most likely Valerius, was granted an
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of the early Republic.. The family had, according to legend, been among the first families to hold the consulship with
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Valerius held his third and final consular tribuneship in 404 BC. His colleagues were
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Valerius was again elected as consular tribune in 407 BC, this time with
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in 415 BC as one of four consular tribunes. His colleagues were
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In 410 BC, Valerius was elected to as consul together with
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Publius Cornelius Maluginensis (consular tribune 404 BC)
130:BC the Romans had been forced by events to elect a 669: 16:5th-century BC Roman consul and consular tribune 153:. War continued with the Volsci and the 161:being captured from the Volsci and the 670: 356:Chr.354. (Maluginense et Cicurino III) 320:Chr. 354. (Voluso II et Structo III) 13: 14: 699: 217: 203:Magistrates of the Roman Republic 205:, 1951, vol i, pp.74, 77, 79, 81 377: 368: 359: 350: 341: 332: 323: 314: 305: 296: 287: 284:Chr.354 (Mamertino et Volusio) 278: 269: 250: 229: 208: 192: 143:Publius Cornelius Maluginensis 102:. There was a war against the 30:in 415, 407 and 404 BC of the 20:Gaius Valerius Potitus Volusus 1: 433:Quintus Quinctius Cincinnatus 185: 87:, Lucius Decius, to colonise 81:Quintus Quinctius Cincinnatus 678:5th-century BC Roman consuls 181: – Ancient Roman family 7: 172: 145:, Gnaeus Cornelius Cossus, 10: 704: 487:Manius Aemilius Mamercinus 100:Manius Aemilius Mamercinus 50:Publius Valerius Poplicola 634: 599: 568: 546: 538:Numerius Fabius Vibulanus 521: 505: 491: 475: 463: 441: 437:Numerius Fabius Vibulanus 417: 397: 392: 374:Diodorus, xiv, 19.1, 34.7 77:Numerius Fabius Vibulanus 60: 37:Valerius belonged to the 534:Lucius Furius Medullinus 429:Publius Cornelius Cossus 338:Diodorus, xiv, 3.1, 11.5 123:Lucius Furius Medullinus 73:Publius Cornelius Cossus 65:Valerius first held the 683:Roman consular tribunes 629:Spurius Nautius Rutilus 620:Gnaeus Cornelius Cossus 383:Broughton, vol i, pp.81 347:Broughton, vol i, pp.79 311:Broughton, vol i, pp.77 275:Broughton, vol i, pp.74 151:Spurius Nautius Rutilus 55:Lucius Valerius Potitus 612:Manius Sergius Fidenas 602:Roman consular tribune 524:Roman consular tribune 420:Roman consular tribune 139:Manius Sergius Fidenas 625:Caeso Fabius Ambustus 542:Gaius Servilius Ahala 262:Bibliotheca historica 226:(Casso et Cincinnato) 147:Caeso Fabius Ambustus 127:Gaius Servilius Ahala 365:Livy. iv. 61.4-61.11 329:Livy. iv, 57.12-58.5 302:Diodorus, xiii, 76.1 85:tribune of the plebs 95:by his colleagues. 393:Political offices 224:Chronograph of 354 118:for this victory. 666: 665: 635:Succeeded by 547:Succeeded by 492:Succeeded by 442:Succeeded by 695: 569:Preceded by 506:Preceded by 464:Preceded by 398:Preceded by 390: 389: 384: 381: 375: 372: 366: 363: 357: 354: 348: 345: 339: 336: 330: 327: 321: 318: 312: 309: 303: 300: 294: 291: 285: 282: 276: 273: 267: 257:Diodorus Siculus 254: 248: 233: 227: 221: 215: 214:Broughton, vol i 212: 206: 196: 28:consular tribune 703: 702: 698: 697: 696: 694: 693: 692: 668: 667: 662: 658: 654: 650: 646: 641: 627: 623: 618: 614: 608: 606: 597: 593: 588: 584: 579: 574: 564: 560: 556: 552: 540: 536: 530: 528: 519: 515: 511: 501: 497: 483: 481: 473: 469: 459: 455: 451: 447: 435: 431: 425: 423: 415: 411: 407: 403: 388: 387: 382: 378: 373: 369: 364: 360: 355: 351: 346: 342: 337: 333: 328: 324: 319: 315: 310: 306: 301: 297: 292: 288: 283: 279: 274: 270: 266:xiii 34.1, 42.6 255: 251: 241:Ab Urbe Condita 234: 230: 222: 218: 213: 209: 197: 193: 188: 175: 63: 17: 12: 11: 5: 701: 691: 690: 685: 680: 664: 663: 652:M. Quinctilius 636: 633: 607:404 BC 598: 570: 566: 565: 548: 545: 529:407 BC 520: 507: 503: 502: 493: 490: 482:410 BC 474: 465: 461: 460: 443: 440: 424:415 BC 416: 399: 395: 394: 386: 385: 376: 367: 358: 349: 340: 331: 322: 313: 304: 295: 286: 277: 268: 249: 228: 216: 207: 190: 189: 187: 184: 183: 182: 174: 171: 62: 59: 32:Roman Republic 26:in 410 BC and 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 700: 689: 686: 684: 681: 679: 676: 675: 673: 661: 657: 653: 649: 644: 639: 632: 630: 626: 621: 617: 613: 605: 603: 596: 591: 587: 582: 577: 573: 567: 563: 559: 555: 554:Gn. Cornelius 551: 544: 543: 539: 535: 527: 525: 518: 514: 510: 504: 500: 496: 495:Gn. Cornelius 489: 488: 480: 479: 472: 468: 462: 458: 454: 450: 446: 445:Gn. Cornelius 439: 438: 434: 430: 422: 421: 414: 410: 406: 402: 401:A. Sempronius 396: 391: 380: 371: 362: 353: 344: 335: 326: 317: 308: 299: 290: 281: 272: 265: 263: 258: 253: 247:iv. 49.1-49.6 246: 245: 242: 237: 232: 225: 220: 211: 204: 200: 195: 191: 180: 177: 176: 170: 168: 164: 163:Siege of Veii 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 135: 133: 128: 124: 119: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 96: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 69: 58: 56: 51: 47: 44: 40: 35: 33: 29: 25: 21: 648:Ap. Claudius 638:Mn. Aemilius 610: 600: 595:Mn. Aemilius 576:Q. Quinctius 572:T. Quinctius 550:P. Cornelius 532: 522: 517:G. Servilius 513:P. Cornelius 485: 478:Roman consul 476: 457:P. Postumius 427: 418: 379: 370: 361: 352: 343: 334: 325: 316: 307: 298: 293:Livy. iv. 53 289: 280: 271: 260: 252: 243: 239: 231: 219: 210: 202: 194: 179:Valeria gens 136: 120: 112:agrarian law 97: 66: 64: 39:Valeria gens 36: 19: 18: 643:L. Valerius 562:L. Valerius 471:Sp. Nautius 467:M. Papirius 449:L. Valerius 413:Sp. Nautius 405:M. Papirius 672:Categories 586:A. Manlius 186:References 91:which was 660:M. Furius 656:L. Julius 590:L. Furius 581:G. Julius 558:N. Fabius 509:G. Julius 499:L. Furius 453:Q. Fabius 409:Q. Fabius 199:Broughton 43:patrician 173:See also 167:Velitrae 132:dictator 106:and the 68:imperium 688:Valerii 157:, with 116:ovation 609:With: 531:With: 484:With: 426:With: 159:Artena 108:Volsci 93:vetoed 61:Career 24:consul 22:was a 104:Aequi 89:Bolae 631:III 604:III 236:Livy 155:Veii 149:and 79:and 46:gens 645:III 526:II 674:: 640:II 622:II 592:II 583:II 578:II 259:, 238:, 201:, 169:. 141:, 125:, 75:, 34:. 264:, 244:,

Index

consul
consular tribune
Roman Republic
Valeria gens
patrician
gens
Publius Valerius Poplicola
Lucius Valerius Potitus
imperium
Publius Cornelius Cossus
Numerius Fabius Vibulanus
Quintus Quinctius Cincinnatus
tribune of the plebs
Bolae
vetoed
Manius Aemilius Mamercinus
Aequi
Volsci
agrarian law
ovation
Lucius Furius Medullinus
Gaius Servilius Ahala
dictator
Manius Sergius Fidenas
Publius Cornelius Maluginensis
Caeso Fabius Ambustus
Spurius Nautius Rutilus
Veii
Artena
Siege of Veii

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