FURI0745 C. Furius (75) C. f. C. n. Pacilus

Status

  • Patrician

Career

  • Aedilis Curulis? 255 (AE) Expand
    • CIL 1 .2.21. Held office in some odd-numbered Varronian year before 251 (Seidel, Fast. Aed. 17). (Broughton MRR I)
    • 2011 221. Aedile between 255 - 253 (AE)
  • Aedilis Curulis? 253 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • CIL 1 .2.21. Held office in some odd-numbered Varronian year before 251 (Seidel, Fast. Aed. 17). (Broughton MRR I)
    • 2011 221. Aedile between 255 - 253 (AE)
  • Consul 251 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • The name of the Consuls appear in Chr. 354 as Megello et Pacilo, in Fast. Hyd. as Metello et Papo, and in Chr. Pasc. as {Gr}, while Orosius gives Furius the cognomen Placidus, and Zonaras the nomen {Gr}. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Fast. Cap. (names entire); Polyb. 1.39.8; Plin. 7.139, on Metellus; Eutrop. 2.24; Oros. 4.9.14; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.;Cassiod.; Zon. 8.14. See Degrassi 42f., 116, 436f. Both Consuls served in Sicily, but accomplished little before Furius' return encouraged the Carthaginians to attack Panormus. Thereupon Metellus, either late in 251 or early in 250, won a victory and captured over 100 elephants (Polyb. 1.39-40; Cic. Rep. 1.1; Diod. 23.21; Liv. Per. 19; Frontin. Str. 2.5.4; Flor. 1.18.27; Eutrop. 2.24; Jerome Chr. ad ann. 251, p. 132 Helm; Oros. 4.9.14-15; Zon. 8.14; cf. Grueber, CRRBM 1.182f.; Cesano, Stud. Num. 1.160f.). See 250, Promagistrates. (Broughton MRR I)