Lucius Furius Medullinus (consul 474 BC)

Lucius Furius Medullinus Fusus was a Roman politician in the 5th century BC, and consul in 474 BC.

Family

He was part of the Furii Medullini, a patrician branch of the gens Furia.

Biography

In 474 BC, he was consul with Manlius Vulso.[1][2] His colleague Manlius imposed a truce on Veii, which lasted 40 years.[2] With the return of peace, the consuls proceeded with a census of the population,[2] which was evaluated at 103,000 citizens.[3][4]

In the following year, Furius and his colleague were brought to trial by the tribune Gnaeus Genucius for failing to appoint the decemvirs to allocate the public lands. However, on the day of the trial Genucius was found dead, and as a consequence the charges were dismissed.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, XI. 21
  2. 1 2 3 Broughton 1951, p. 28.
  3. ↑ Livy, Ab urbe condita, II. 54
  4. ↑ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquties, IX. 36
  5. ↑ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Romaike Archaiologia, ix. 36-38.
  6. ↑ Livy, Ab Urbe condita, ii.54

Bibliography

Ancient bibliography

Modern bibliography

  • Broughton, T. Robert S. (1951), The American Philological Association, ed., "The Magistrates of the Roman Republic", Philological Monographs, number XV, volume I, New York, vol. I, 509 B.C. - 100 B.C.
Political offices
Preceded by
Publius Valerius Poplicola,
and Gaius Nautius Rutilus		 Consul of the Roman Republic
474 BC
with Gnaeus Manlius Vulso		 Succeeded by
Lucius Aemilius Mamercus,
and Vopiscus Julius Iulus
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