Lucius Verginius Tricostus Esquilinus

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Lucius Verginius Tricostus Esquilinus was a Roman politician of the fifth and fourth centuries BC.[1][2][3]

Family

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His grandfather Opiter Verginius Tricostus Esquilinus was consul in 478 BC, and his father Proculus Verginius Tricostus was consul in 435 BC and 434 BC.

Career

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In 402 BC, Verginius was elected consular tribune; his colleagues were Gaius Servilius Ahala, Quintus Servilius Fidenas, Quintus Sulpicius Camerinus Cornutus, Aulus Manlius Vulso Capitolinus and Manius Sergius Fidenas. The war against Veii was continued: the town of Anxur having been taken by the enemy, the war was extended by the sudden arrival of the Veientanes and the Falisci.[1] Because of the defeat, with the aid of the Senate, Ahala forced the college of tribunes to abdicate in favor of a new college.[3] In the year 401 Verginius was accused and condemned because he had not brought help when his colleague Servilius had asked him before Veii.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Broughton, Robert S. The Magistrates of the Roman Republic Vol.1 509 BC - 100 BC. New York: The American Philological Association.
  2. ^ a b Livy. V.11.
  3. ^ a b Livy, Titus. Ab Urbe Condita Vol. 8-9.


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