Lucius Furius Medullinus (consul 474 BC)

Lucius Furius Medullinus Fusus was a Roman politician in the 5th century BC, and consul in 474 BC.

Lucius Furius Medullinus Fusus
Consul of the Roman Republic
In office 1 August 474 BC – 31 July 473 BC [1] Serving with Gnaeus Manlius Vulso (consul 474 BC)
Preceded by	Publius Valerius Poplicola (consul 475 BC), Gaius Nautius Rutilus
Succeeded by	Lucius Aemilius Mamercus, Vopiscus Julius Iulus
Personal details
Born	Unknown Ancient Rome
Died	Unknown Ancient Rome

Family

He was part of the Furii Medullini, a patrician branch of the gens Furia.

Biography

In 474 BC, he was consul with Manlius Vulso.[2][3] His colleague Manlius imposed a truce on Veii, which lasted 40 years.[3] With the return of peace, the consuls proceeded with a census of the population,[3] which was evaluated at 103,000 citizens.[4][5]

In the following year, Furius and his colleague were brought to trial by the tribune Gnaeus Genucius for failing to appoint the decemvirs to allocate the public lands. However, on the day of the trial Genucius was found dead, and as a consequence the charges were dismissed.[6][7]

References

1. Robert Maxwell Ogilvie, Commentary on Livy, books 1–5, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965, pp. 404, 405.
2. Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, XI. 21
3. Broughton 1951, p. 28.
4. Livy, Ab urbe condita, II. 54
5. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquties, IX. 36
6. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Romaike Archaiologia, ix. 36-38.
7. Livy, Ab Urbe condita, ii.54

Bibliography

Ancient bibliography

• Livy, Ab urbe condita
• Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities
• Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica

Modern bibliography

• Broughton, T. Robert S. (1951), The American Philological Association (ed.), "The Magistrates of the Roman Republic", Philological Monographs, number XV, volume I, New York, vol. I, 509 B.C. - 100 B.C.