Quintus Cloelius Siculus
Quintus Cloelius Siculus | |
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| Consul of the Roman Republic | |
| In office [1] 1 September 498 BC – 29 August 497 BC Serving with Titus Lartius | |
| Preceded by | Titus Aebutius Elva, Gaius Veturius Geminus Cicurinus |
| Succeeded by | Aulus Sempronius Atratinus, Marcus Minucius Augurinus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Ancient Rome |
| Died | Unknown Ancient Rome |
Quintus Cloelius Siculus was a Roman Republican politician and patrician during the beginning of the 5th century BC. He served as Consul of Rome in 498 BC together with Titus Lartius.
His gens originated from Alba Longa and had come to Rome under the reign of Tullus Hostilius. He was the first member of his family to serve as consul.[2]
In 498 BC, he was elected as a consul together with Titus Lartius, a second time consul who had also previously served in the office of dictator.[3]
According to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Cloelius named his colleague Lartius as dictator in an effort to fight a battle against the Latins. Titus Livius and others however maintain that Lartius was named dictator three years prior to Cloelius' ascension.
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References
- ^ Robert Maxwell Ogilvie, Commentary on Livy, books 1–5, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965, pp. 404, 405.
- ^ Les gentes romaines, C, Cloelia Archived June 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Roman Antiquities, Book V, 59
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