Gaius Genucius Clepsina

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Gaius Genucius Clepsina was a Roman politician in the third century BC.

Family

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He was a member of gens Genucia. His brother was Lucius Genucius Clepsina, consul in 271 BC.

Career

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Genucius held the consulship in 276 BC with Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges as his colleague.[1] In 270 BC, he was consul again, now with Gnaeus Cornelius Blasio. Rhegium was liberated from the Campanian Legion during his second consulship.[2]

References

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  1. ^ The New Pauly's Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquity Ch.4 p.925
  2. ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities XX 16.1
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