Titus Genucius Augurinus

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
Preceded byPublius Sestius Capitolinus Vaticanus
Titus Menenius Lanatus
Succeeded byFirst College of Decemvirs
First College of Decemvirs
In office
451 BC – 450 BC
Preceded byAppius Claudius Crassus
Titus Genucius Augurinus
Succeeded by Second College of Decemvirs
Personal details
BornUnknown
Ancient Rome
DiedUnknown
Ancient Rome

Family

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He 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

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In 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

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  1. ^ Robert Maxwell Ogilvie, Commentary on Livy, books 1–5, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965, pp. 404, 405.
  2. ^ a b Broughton 1951, p. 45.
  3. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, XII.23
  4. ^ Livy, Roman History, III.33-34
  5. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, XII.9
  6. ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, X.55

Bibliography

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Ancient bibliography

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Modern bibliography

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  • 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