Spurius Antius was one of four
Roman
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*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lett ...
envoys sent to
Fidenae
Fidenae ( grc, Φιδῆναι) was an ancient town of Latium, situated about 8 km north of Rome on the ''Via Salaria'', which ran between Rome and the Tiber. Its inhabitants were known as Fidenates. As the Tiber was the border between Etru ...
after it revolted against Roman rule and allied itself with the Etruscan city state of Veii.
He, and the other Roman emissaries, were murdered on the orders of the King of Veii,
Lars Tolumnius.
A statue of him, along with those of his fellow murdered ambassadors, stood for a time on the
rostrum in the
Roman Forum.
See also
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Antia gens
The gens Antia was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. The Antii emerged at the end of the second century BC, and were of little importance during the Republic, but they continued into the third century, obtaining the consulship in AD 94 and ...
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Ancient Roman diplomats
Assassinated diplomats
5th-century BC diplomats
Antii
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