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Sulpicii
The gens Sulpicia was one of the most ancient Patrician (ancient Rome), patrician families at ancient Rome, and produced a succession of distinguished men, from the foundation of the Roman Republic, Republic to the Roman Empire, imperial period. The first member of the gens who obtained the Roman consul, consulship was Servius Sulpicius Camerinus Cornutus, in 500 BC, only nine years after the expulsion of the Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Tarquins, and the last of the name who appears on the List of Roman consuls, consular list was Sextus Sulpicius Tertullus in AD 158. Although originally patrician, the family also possessed plebeian members, some of whom may have been descended from freedman, freedmen of the gens.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. III, p. 945 ("s:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Sulpicia gens, Sulpicia Gens"). Praenomina The Sulpicii made regular use of only four praenomen, praenomina: ''Publius (praenomen), Publiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Servius Sulpicius Camerinus Cornutus
Servius Sulpicius Camerinus Cornutus ( 500–463 BC) was consul at Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ... in the year 500 BC with Manius Tullius Longus. Livy reports that no important events occurred during this year, but Dionysius of Halicarnassus states that Camerinus detected and crushed a conspiracy to restore the Tarquins to power and fought the Fidenae. His fellow-consul Tullius died during Ludi Romani that year, leaving him as sole ruler. As an ex-consul he was selected to be one of the ten envoys sent by the senate to treat with the plebeians during the first secessio plebis. Camerinus was the first consul of the patrician family of the Sulpicii, which may have taken its name from the town of Cameria or Camerium in Latium. He was the father of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |