Lucius Valerius Potitus (consul in 483 and 470 BC)
Lucius Valerius Potitus was an aristocrat in the early Roman republic.
He was the son of Marcus Valerius Volusus, who was consul in 505 BC.[1]
He held the office of quaestor parricidii in 485 BC in connection with the trial and execution of Spurius Cassius Viscellinus.[2] His role in the trial of Cassius made Valerius unpopular with the plebs, and yet the senate succeeded in having Valerius elected consul in 483 BC, and again in 470 BC.[3]
According to Livy, during Valerius' first consulship in 483 BC the tribunes continued their attempts to increase their powers, but were at that time successfully resisted by the Roman senate.[2]
In his second consulship in 470 BC Valerius led Roman troops against the Aequi. He unsuccessfully attempted to assault the Aequian army camp, and instead ravaged the Aequian territory.[4]
In 464 BC there were hostilities with the Aequi again. Both consuls were to be absent from Rome conducting the war. A justitium was declared was left to defend the city.[5]
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References
- ↑ William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
- 1 2 Livy, Ab urbe condita, 2.41
- ↑ Livy, 2.42
- ↑ Livy, 2.62
- ↑ Livy, 3.4-5
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lucius Aemilius Mamercus Caeso Fabius Vibulanus |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Marcus Fabius Vibulanus 483 B.C. |
Succeeded by Quintus Fabius Vibulanus II Spurius Furius Medullinus Fusus |
| Preceded by Appius Claudius Sabinus Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Tiberius Aemilius Mamercus 470 B.C. |
Succeeded by Titus Numicius Priscus Aulus Verginius Caeliomontanus |