Titus Genucius Augurinus Explained

Birth Date:Unknown
Birth Place:Ancient Rome
Death Date:Unknown
Death Place:Ancient Rome
Office:Consul of the Roman Republic
Term Start:1 August 451 BC [1]
Term End:451 BC
Alongside:Appius Claudius Crassus
Predecessor:Publius Sestius Capitolinus Vaticanus
Titus Menenius Lanatus
Successor:First College of Decemvirs
Office1:First College of Decemvirs
Term Start1:451 BC
Term End1:450 BC
Alongside1:
Aulus Manlius Vulso
Appius Claudius Crassus
Servius Sulpicius Camerinus Cornutus
Titus Veturius Geminus Cicurinus
Publius Curiatius Fistus Trigeminus
Publius Sestius Capitolinus Vaticanus
Titus Romilius Rocus Vaticanus
Gaius Julius Iulus
Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis
Successor1:Second College of Decemvirs
Predecessor1:Appius Claudius Crassus
Titus Genucius Augurinus

Titus Genucius Augurinus was a Roman politician in the 5th century BC, consul and decemvir in 451 BC.

Family

He was a member of the gens Genucii. He was the son of Lucius and grandson of Lucius. His complete name is Titus Genucius L.f. L.n. Augurinus. He was the brother of Marcus Genucius Augurinus, consul in 445 BC. The importance of the Genucii Augurini among the patricians of the time is uncertain. His nomen is sometimes given under the form Minucius.[2]

Biography

In 451 BC, he was elected consul with Appius Claudius Crassus. They put in place the first Decemvirate with Crassus presiding. Augurinus held the offices of decemvir and consul simultaneously. The decemviri wrote up the first ten tables of the Twelve Tables.[3] [4] [5]

Bibliography

Ancient bibliography

Modern bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Robert Maxwell Ogilvie, Commentary on Livy, books 1–5, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965, pp. 404, 405.
  2. [Diodorus Siculus]
  3. [Livy]
  4. [Diodorus Siculus]
  5. [Dionysius of Halicarnassus]