Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus was a politician and military leader in the early days of the
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic ( la, Res publica Romana ) was a form of government of Rome and the era of the classical Roman civilization when it was run through public representation of the Roman people. Beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Ki ...
. Twice, in the years 508 and 504 BC, he was elected
Roman Consul
A consul held the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic ( to 27 BC), and ancient Romans considered the consulship the second-highest level of the ''cursus honorum'' (an ascending sequence of public offices to which politic ...
, alongside
Publius Valerius Poplicola
Publius Valerius Poplicola or Publicola (died 503 BC) was one of four Roman aristocrats who led the overthrow of the monarchy, and became a Roman consul, the colleague of Lucius Junius Brutus in 509 BC, traditionally considered the first year of ...
. Also a military leader, he was victorious against
Lars Porsena
Lars Porsena (or Porsenna; Etruscan: ) was an Etruscan civilization, Etruscan king (lar) known for his Roman-Etruscan Wars#War with Clusium in 508 BC, war against the city of Rome. He ruled over the city of Clusium (Etruscan language, Etruscan: ; ...
during his first consulate. According to Livy, he led the Roman army together with Valerius
against the Sabines in 504 BC and both consuls were awarded the honour of a
triumph
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, however the
Fasti Triumphales
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only mention the triumph of Valerius, in May 504 BC.
During the
war between Rome and Clusium, Lucretius participated in a successful sally organised by Valerius, killing a Clusian raiding party.
[Livy, 2.11]
The stories of Titus and his exploits may in part be mythical.
See also
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Lucretia gens
The gens Lucretia was a prominent family of the Roman Republic. Originally patrician (ancient Rome), patrician, the gens later included a number of plebs, plebeian families. The Lucretii were one of the most ancient gentes, and the second wife o ...
References
6th-century BC Roman consuls
Tricipitinus, Titus
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