Gaius Nautius Rutilus
Gaius Nautius Rutilus was consul of the Roman Republic in 475 BC and 458 BC.
In his first consulship he was the senior consul, and his colleague was Publius Valerius Poplicola. Nautilus was given command of Roman forces against the Volsci who had invaded Latium. Nautilus ravaged the Volscian territory, but there was no significant engagement with the enemy.
Nautius held the consulship a second time in 458 BC with Lucius Minucius Esquilinus Augurinus. During his second consulship, he successfully carried on war against the Sabines. That same year, the Aequi attacked the allied city of Tusculum and defeated his colleague, Minucius. Nautius Rutilus returned to Rome to oversee the Roman Senate electing a dictator, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, to deal with the invaders.
Nautius was probably the brother, or perhaps the son of Spurius Nautius Rutilus, consul in 488 BC.
References
- Gaius Nautius Rutilus in Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
- Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, 2.53
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Aulus Verginius Tricostus Rutilus Spurius Servilius Structus |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Publius Valerius Poplicola 475 BC |
Succeeded by Lucius Furius Medullinus Gnaeus Manlius Vulso |
| Preceded by Quintus Fabius Vibulanus III Lucius Cornelius Maluginensis |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Lucius Minucius Esquilinus Augurinus 458 BC |
Succeeded by Gaius Horatius Pulvillus II Quintus Minucius Esquilinus Augurinus |