Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

VALE0051 P. Valerius (301) P. f. Volus. n. Poplicola

Status

  • Patrician

Life Dates

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

    KIA, against forces of Ap. Herdonius.

Relationships

son of
P. Valerius (302) Volus. f. - n. Poplicola (cos. suff. 509) (RE)
brother of
Valeria (386) (daughter of P. Valerius (302) Volus. f. - n. Poplicola (cos. suff. 509)) (RE)
M. Valerius (73) (son of? P. Valerius (302) Volus. f. - n. Poplicola (cos. suff. 509)) (RE)
father of
L. Valerius (304) P. f. P. n. Potitus Potitus (cos. 449) (RE)

Career

  • Legatus (Ambassador) 492 Sicilia (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Sent to Sicily for grain to relieve famine in Rome (Dion. Hal. 7.1.3, and 2.1; cf. Gellius fr. 20, and Licinius, fr. 12, Peter; Liv. 2.34.3). On Valerius, see Münzer, Gent. Val. 34, no. 2. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Legatus (Ambassador) 491 Sicilia (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • They returned from Sicily with large supplies (Dion. Hal. 7.20.2-3, and 37.3; cf. Liv. 2.34.7; Plut. Cor. 16.1). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Consul 475 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • The full name of Valerius is preserved in Fast. Cap. on 460, that of Nautius ib. on 458, Degrassi 24f. I follow here the order of Diod., Dion. Hal., and Fast. Cap. Livy and Cassiod. put Nautius first. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Liv. 2.52.6; Diod. 1.60.1; Fast. Cap. ([- - - -R]utilus); Dion. Hal. 9.28.1; Chr. 354 (Publicola et Rutillo); Fast. Hyd. (Nautio et Publicola), so also Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; Degrassi 24f., 90, 356f. Nautius carried on the war with the Volscians, while Valerius defeated the Veientanes and the Sabines and celebrated a triumph (Liv. 2.53.1-6; Dion. Hal. 9.34.1-35.6; Act. Tr., Degrassi 66f., 537). On Valerius, see Münzer, Gent. Val. 34, no. 2. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Triumphator 475 (Rich 2014) Expand
    • Triumph de Veientibus, Sabineisque. MRR I.27-8, Itgenshorst p. 262, Rich no. 28. (Rich 2014)
  • Interrex 462 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Liv. 3.8.2. See Münzer, Gent. Val. 34, no. 2. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Consul 460 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Liv. 3.15.1; Diod. 11.85.1; Fast. Cap. (V.'s name entire); Dion. Hal. 10.9.1; Chr. 354 (Publicola II et Inreligiense); Fast. Hyd. (Publicola II et Sabino); so also Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; John Ant. 47, FHG 4.556; Degrassi 24f., 92, 340f. Valerius is represented as using his ancestral favor with the Plebs to win united support against Ap. Herdonius, the Sabine who had seized the Capitol, while Claudius maintained a strong anti-popular stand (Liv. 3.17.1-19.2; Dion. Hal. 10.9.1-17.1). Valerius was killed while fighting Herdonius (Liv. 3.18.8; Dion. Hal. 10.17.1). On Valerius, see Münzer, Gent. Val. 34, no. 2. (Broughton MRR I)

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