consular tribune
A consular tribune was putatively a type of magistrate in the early Roman Republic. According to Roman tradition, colleges of consular tribunes held office throughout the fifth and fourth centuries BC during the so-called "Conflict of the Or ...
of the
Roman Republic
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Pinaria gens
The gens Pinaria was one of the most ancient patrician (ancient Rome), patrician families at Ancient Rome, Rome. According to tradition, the gens originated long before the founding of the city. The Pinarii are mentioned under the King of Rome, k ...
consul
Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states thro ...
in 472 BC and grandson of Publius Pinarius Mamercinus Rufus, consul in 489 BC. He might have had a brother named Publius Pinarius, censor in 430 BC. Pinarius was the last known member of the Pinarii Mamercini and it is unknown of his relationship to later Pinarii, such as
Lucius Pinarius Natta
Lucius is a masculine given name derived from Lucius (Latin ; ), abbreviated L., one of the small group of common Latin forenames () found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius probably derives from Latin word ( gen. ), meaning "light" (<, praetor in 349 BC.
Career
Pinarius was elected consular tribune in 432 BC together with
Lucius Furius Medullinus
Lucius Furius Medullinus (c. 445 BC – c. 375 BC), of the patrician '' gens Furia'', was a politician and general of the Roman Republic who was consul twice and Consular Tribune seven times.
First two consulships
Medullinus was elected consul f ...
Aequi
300px, Location of the Aequi (Equi) in central Italy, 5th century BC.
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,
Volsci
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,
Falerii
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''Falerii Veteres'' ...
and
Etruria
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, Livy and other ancient authors mentions nothing of the events in 432 BC and of the actions of the consular tribunes.
Pinarius, or possibly an otherwise unattested brother named Publius, was elected as censor in 430 BC together with a Lucius Pinarius (probably Lucius Papirius Crassus, consul in 436 BC). The censors levied heavy fines which resulted in the enactment of new laws which allowed for the payment of fines with
coin
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instead of
livestock
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.Broughton, vol i, pp.64-65
See also
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List of Roman consuls
This is a list of consuls known to have held office, from the beginning of the Roman Republic to the latest use of the title in Imperial times, together with those magistrates of the Republic who were appointed in place of consuls, or who supers ...