Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

ATIL0703 M. Atilius (51) M. f. L. n. Pup.? Regulus

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Status

• Nobilis Expand

  Sil. Ital. 6.113-116, [Acro.] Hor. Carm. 1.12, Oros. 4.9.3

Life Dates

• 250?, death - violent (RE) Expand

  Violent.

Relationships

brother of

C. Atilius (47) M. f. M. n. Regulus (cos. 257) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Zon. 8 (15)

married to

Marcia (112) (daughter of? Q. Marcius (78) Q. f. Q. n. Philippus (cos. 281)) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Amm. Marc. XIV 6.11, Diod. XXIV 12.3, Frontin. strat. IV 3.3

father of

M. Atilius (52) M. f. M. n. Regulus (cos. 227) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Gell. VII 4.4, Sil It. VI 574ff.

Career

• Consul 267 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
  • Act. Tr. (names entire except Re[gu]lus); Fast. Cap. ([- - - -Iul]ius L. f. L. n. Libo); Eutrop. 2.17, with the nomen Iunius; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; and on Regulus, Cic. Fin. 2.65; Off. 3.99; Plin. NH 18.27. See Degrassi, 40f., 74f., 115, 432f., 547. Both Consuls campaigned against the Sallentini, captured Brundisium, and celebrated triumphs de Sallentineis (Act. Tr., Degrassi, 74f., 547; Cic. Fin. 2.65; Flor. 1.15; Auct. Vir. Ill. 40; Schol. Bern. Verg. Georg. 3.1, on Regulus; and on Libo, Act. Tr.; cf. Liv. Per. 15; Zon. 8.7). (Broughton MRR I)
• Triumphator 267 (Rich 2014) Expand
  • Triumph de Sallentineis. MRR I.200, Itgenshorst no. 120, Rich no. 119. (Rich 2014)
• Consul Suffectus 256 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
  • Fast. Cap. (name entire); Polyb. 1.21.11; Cic. Off. 3.99; Liv. Per. 17; Liv. 29.28.5; Plin. NH 18.27; Iustin. 41.4.3; Dio fr. 43.20, and Zon. 8.12; Eutrop. 2.21; Chr. 354 (Rugulo); Fast. Hyd.; Degrassi 42f., 116, 434f. With his colleague he defeated the Carthaginian fleet and landed in Africa (see above, on Manlius; Liv. Per. 17; Flor. 1.18.17-19; Auct. Vir. Ill. 40). After Manlius' departure he captured Tunis, and entered into negotiations with Carthage itself (Polyb. 1.30-31; Zon. 8.13; cf. Liv. Per. 18; Diod. 23.12; Flor. 1.18.21; Eutrop. 2.21; Oros. 4.8.16-9.1; and on the serpent portent, Tubero fr. 8 Peter; Liv. 28.43.17, Per. 18; Val. Max. 1.8, ext. 19; Plin. NH 8.37; Flor. 1.18.21; Auct. Vir. Ill. 40; Zon. 8.13). (Broughton MRR I)
• Proconsul 255 Africa (Broughton MRR I) Expand
  • His command prorogued (Val. Max. 4.4.6; Senec. Benef. 5.3.2; Cons. Helv. 12.5-7; Frontin. Str. 4.3.3; Auct. Vir. Ill. 40; cf. Polyb.{210} 1.31.4: he negotiated with Carthage because he feared the coming of a successor). His terms were too severe for the Carthaginians who rallied to defeat him and take him prisoner (Augustin. CD 1.15; Polyb. 1.31-34; Diod. 23.12-15; Liv. Per. 18, cf. Liv. 30.30.23; Val. Max. 9.5, ext. 1; Frontin. Str. 2.3.10; Flor. 1.18.23; Eutrop. 2.21; Auct. Vir. Ill. 40; Oros. 4.9.1-4; Zon. 8.13; on his fate, see RE 2088-92; Frank, CPh 21 [1926] 311-314). (Broughton MRR I)

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