Titus Numicius Priscus
Titus Numicius Priscus was a Roman politician active in the fifth century BC and was consul in 469 BC.
Titus Numicius Priscus | |
|---|---|
| Consul of the Roman Republic | |
| In office 1 August 469 BC [1] – 31 July 468 BC | |
| Preceded by | Tiberius Aemilius Mamercinus, Lucius Valerius Potitus (consul in 483 and 470 BC) |
| Succeeded by | Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus, Quintus Servilius Priscus Structus (consul 468 BC) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Ancient Rome |
| Died | Unknown Ancient Rome |
Family
The Numicii were a plebeian family in Rome. He was the only member of the family to achieve the consulship. Diodorus Siculus gave him the name "Minucius" in the place of "Numicius".[2]
Biography
In 469 BC, he was elected consul with Aulus Verginius Caeliomontanus as his colleague. Numicius was given responsibility for leading an army against the Volsci, after they had invaded Roman territory and began burning Roman country estates. The Volscian forces left the Roman territory, but Numicius pursued them, defeated the Volscian army in an initial engagement, then when the Volscian forces took shelter in Antium, Numicius captured the neighbouring port town of Ceno. He made inventory of their livestock, slaves, and other goods like plunder. Priscus then regrouped with Tricostus to plunder the Sabine country in reprisal for a raid by the Sabines in Roman territory.[2][3][4]
Notes
- Robert Maxwell Ogilvie, Commentary on Livy, books 1–5, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965, pp. 404, 405.
- Broughton 1951, p. 31
- Livy II, 63
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus IX, 56
Bibliography
Primary sources
Secondary sources
- Broughton, Thomas Robert Shannon (1951), The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, Philological Monograph No. 15, New York: American Philological Association, ISBN 0-89130-811-3