Quintus Cloelius Siculus
Quintus Cloelius Siculus was a Roman Republican politician and patrician during the beginning of the 5th century BC. He served as Consul of Rome in 498 BC together with Titus Lartius.
Quintus Cloelius Siculus | |
|---|---|
| Consul of the Roman Republic | |
| In office [1] 1 September 498 BC – 29 August 497 BC | |
| Preceded by | Titus Aebutius Elva, Gaius Veturius Geminus Cicurinus |
| Succeeded by | Aulus Sempronius Atratinus, Marcus Minucius Augurinus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Ancient Rome |
| Died | Unknown Ancient Rome |
His gens originated from Alba Longa and had come to Rome under the reign of Tullus Hostilius. He was the first member of his family to serve as consul.[2]
In 498 BC, he was elected as a consul together with Titus Lartius, a second time consul who had also previously served in the office of dictator.[3]
According to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Cloelius named his colleague Lartius as dictator in an effort to fight a battle against the Latins. Titus Livius and others however maintain that Lartius was named dictator three years prior to Cloelius' ascension.
See also
- List of Roman Republican consuls
- Roman Republic
- Cloelia gens
References
- Robert Maxwell Ogilvie, Commentary on Livy, books 1–5, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965, pp. 404, 405.
- Les gentes romaines, C, Cloelia Archived June 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Roman Antiquities, Book V, 59
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Titus Aebutius Elva and Gaius Vetusius Geminus Cicurinus |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Titus Lartius 498 BC |
Succeeded by Aulus Sempronius Atratinus and Marcus Minucius Augurinus |
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