Lucius Aemilius Mamercus
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Lucius Aemilius Mamercus was a Roman statesman who served as consul three times: in 484, 478 and 473 BC.[1] [2] [3]
In 484 BC, as consul, Aemilius led the Roman forces in battle against the Volsci and Aequi were renewed. The Romans were successful, and the Roman cavalry slaughtered many in the rout which followed.[3]
Livy says that during his first consulship, Aemilius (together with his colleague Caeso Fabius Vibulanus) worked with the senate to oppose increases to the powers of the tribunes.[3]
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- ^ Diodorus Siculus, II.38, II.52, II.64
- ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, IX.37
- ^ a b c Livy, Ab urbe condita, 2.42
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Servius Cornelius Maluginensis, and Quintus Fabius Vibulanus |
Consul of the Roman Republic 484 BC with Caeso Fabius Vibulanus |
Succeeded by Marcus Fabius Vibulanus, and Lucius Valerius Potitus |
| Preceded by Caeso Fabius Vibulanus III, and Titus Verginius Tricostus Rutilus |
Consul of the Roman Republic 478 BC with Gaius Servilius Structus Ahala |
Succeeded by Gaius Horatius Pulvillus, and Titus Menenius Lanatus |
| Preceded by Lucius Furius Medullinus, and Gnaeus Manlius Vulso |
Consul of the Roman Republic 473 BC with Vopiscus Julius Iulus |
Succeeded by Lucius Pinarius Mamercinus Rufus, and Publius Furius Medullinus Fusus |
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