Titus Romilius Rocus Vaticanus

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In 451 BC, Titus Romilius was part of the First Decemvirate which wrote the first written laws of Rome and whose government lasted one year and acted in moderation. [14] [15] [16]

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References

  1. Robert Maxwell Ogilvie, Commentary on Livy, books 1–5, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965, pp. 404, 405.
  2. Cels-Saint-Hilaire 1995, p. 164.
  3. 1 2 3 Broughton 1951, p. 42.
  4. Liverani 1999, p. 13.
  5. Alföldi 1965, p. 295-310.
  6. Gagé 1978, p. 86.
  7. Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, XII. 4
  8. 1 2 3 4 Lynewood Smith 2012, p. 91.
  9. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, X. 45
  10. Lynewood Smith 2012, p. 43.
  11. Gagé 1978, p. 78.
  12. 1 2 Broughton 1951, p. 43.
  13. Gagé 1978, p. 71.
  14. Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, XII. 9
  15. Livy, Ab urbe condita, III. 33
  16. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, X. 56

Bibliography

Ancient bibliography

Modern bibliography

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Titus Romilius Rocus Vaticanus
Consul of the Roman Republic
In office
1 August 455 BC [1]  31 July 454
Political offices
Preceded by Consul of the Roman Republic
455 BC
with Gaius Veturius Cicurinus
Succeeded by