Aulus Manlius Capitolinus was a politician of the

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and the brother of

Marcus Manlius Capitolinus Marcus Manlius Capitolinus (died 384 BC) was consul of the Roman Republic in 392 BC. He was a brother of Aulus Manlius Capitolinus, consular tribune five times between 389 and 370 BC. The Manlii were one of the leading patrician gentes that do ...

. In 389, 385, 383, and 370 BC, he was a

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. During his 389 tribuneship, he served under the

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, guarding

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during the Battle ''ad Maecium''. His following tribuneship in 385 was spent fighting the

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, who were aided by the

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and other

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. In his third tribuneship in 383, he fought again with the Volsci, who were joined by

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and other rebellious cities in

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. During his 370 BC tribuneship, Manlius and his fellow consular tribunes drove the colonists of

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out of

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and later laid siege to Velitrae.Liv. 6 36

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