Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

ATIL0727 A. Atilius (36) A. f. C. n. Caiatinus

Life Dates

  • 295?, birth (Develin 1979) Expand

    Develin no. 33.

Relationships

son of
Fabia (170) (daughter of Q. Fabius (114) M. f. N. n. Maximus Rullianus (cos. 322)) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

VM 8.1 abs. 9

? A. Atilius (35) Calatinus (married to Fabia (170)) (Zmeskal 2009)

Career

  • Consul 258 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • In the Fast. Cap. and Act. Tr. (for 257) Atilius' name appears as Caiatinus, but in the literary tradition almost invariably as Calatinus, cognomina drawn respectively from two neighboring towns in Campania. It is probable that literary tradition would tend to assimilate Caiatinus to Calatinus, the more important town. See Münzer, APF 57-61, who remains uncertain which is correct. Degrassi (115f.) favors Caiatinus. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Fast. Cap. (names entire); Polyb. 1.24.9; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; Zon. 8.12; Degrassi 42f., 115f., 434f. Atilius succeeded Florus, attacked Panormus, captured Mytistratus and other towns, but failed to win the Lipari islands (Polyb. 1.24.8-13; Zon. 8.12; cf. Cato, fr. 83 Peter; Diod. 23.3.9-10; Liv. Per. 17; Frontin. Str. 1.5.15-4.5.10; Flor. 1.18.12-14, who confuses Atilius' offices and the towns captured; Auct. Vir. Ill. 39; Oros. 4.8.1-5). Polybius places Sulpicius in Sicily (1.24.9), but he reduced Sardinia, defeated a Punic fleet, and celebrated a triumph over the Carthaginians and the Sardinians (Act. Tr., Degrassi 76f., 548; cf. Zon. 8.12). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Praetor 257 Sicilia (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Pr., the text of Act. Tr., is supplemented as Pr(ocos.) in RE, having regard for the pattern of office revealed in the triumph of Aquillius Florus in 258, but Pro Cos. and Pro Pr. are regularly written in Act. Tr. in the case of promagistrates. Pr. in this sense would be unique in the preserved fragments of the stone. In official careers before the Second Punic war the praetorship often followed the consulship. See Degrassi 76f., 548, who reads Pr(aetor); Maxis 15; Stella Maranca 294. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Celebrated as Pr(aetor) a triumph ex Sicilia de Poenis (Act. Tr., Degrassi 76f., 548; cf. Cic. Pis. 58; Auct. Vir. Ill. 39). (Broughton MRR I)
    • p. 725 (Brennan 2000)
  • Triumphator 257 (Rich 2014) Expand
    • Triumph ex Sicilia de Poeneis. MRR I.208, Itgenshorst no. 132, Rich no. 131. (Rich 2014)
  • Consul 254 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • The cognomen Caiatinus appears as Caletino in Chr. 354, Catatione in Fast. Hyd., {Gr} in Chr. Pasc., and {Gr} in Zonaras. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Fast. Cap. (names entire); Polyb. 1.38.7; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; Zon. 8.14; see Degrassi, 42f., 116, 434f. The Consuls brought a new fleet to Sicily, and were repulsed at Drepanum, but captured Panormus and other towns (Polyb. 1.38.5-10; Diod. 23.18.3-5; Zon. 8.14; cf. Frontin. Str. 4.7.9). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Dictator 249 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Fast. Cap. (name entire); Degrassi 42f., 116, 436f. The first Dictator to lead an army outside of Italy (Liv. Per. 19; Zon. 8.15; cf. Dio 36.34.3; Flor. 1.18.12). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Censor 247 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Fast. Cap. (names entire, but Manlius' cognomen is spelled ATEIC); cf. Liv. Per. 19. See Degrassi 42f., 116, 436f. (Broughton MRR I)

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