VALE0013 M. Valerius (74) Volus. f. (Volusus)?

Status

  • Patrician

Life Dates

  • 499, death - violent (Broughton MRR I) Expand

    KIA, B. of Lake Regillus.

Relationships

son of
Volus. Valerius (89) (father of M. Valerius (74) Volus. f. (Volusus)? (cos. 505)) (RE)
brother of
P. Valerius (302) Volus. f. - n. Poplicola (cos. suff. 509) (RE)
M'. Valerius (243) Volus. f. Maximus (dict. 494) (RE)
Valeria (385) (sacerdos Fortuna Muliebris 488) (RE)
father of
Volus. Valerius (90) (son of M. Valerius (74) Volus. f. (Volusus)? (cos. 505)) (RE)
M'. Valerius (65) M. f. Volus. n. (dict. before 500) (RE)
L. Valerius (380) M. f. Volus. n. Potitus (cos. 483) (RE)

Career

  • Tribunus Militum? 508 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • They receive no title in our sources, but this is the most suitable classification, on account of the admitted antiquity of the office (Mommsen, Str. 2.185ff.) (Broughton MRR I)
    • Commanded sections of the Roman forces against Porsenna, either before the episode of Horatius (Dion. Hal. 5.22.5; cf. Plut. Popl. 16.3), or against raiders afterwards (Liv. 2.11.7-10). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Consul 505 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Dion. Hal. 5.37.1; 6.12.1; Liv. 2.16.1; Chr. 354 (Voleto et Tuberto); Cassiod.; Degrassi 88, 348f. Both Consuls celebrated triumphs over the Sabines (Liv. 2.16.1; Dion. Hal. 5.37.1-39.4; 6.12.1; Act. Tr., Degrassi 64f., 535; Plut. Popl. 20.1-3; Eutrop. 1.11; and Auct. Vir. Ill. 15.1, L. Valerius; Zon. 7.13). On Valerius, see Münzer, Gent. Val. 18ff., on Postumius, Lübker no. 24. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Triumphator 505 (Rich 2014) Expand
    • Triumph de Sabineis. MRR I.7, Itgenshorst p. 262, Rich no. 17. (Rich 2014)
  • Legatus (Ambassador) 501 Latium (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Sent to the assembly of the Latins at Ferentinum to dissuade them from war (Dion. Hal. 5.50.3-51.2). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Legatus (Lieutenant) 499 Latium (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Killed while serving under Postumius at Lake Regillus (Liv. 2.20. 1-3; Dion. Hal. 6.12.1). See 496, Legates; Münzer, Gent. Val. 18ff. (Broughton MRR I)