Publius Sulpicius Saverrio (consul 304 BC)

Publius Sulpicius Saverrio was a Roman politician of the fourth and third centuries BC.[1]

Family

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Saverrio was a member of gens Sulpicia. His father was named Servius, and his grandfather Publius.[2][3] His son was Publius Sulpicius Saverrio, consul in 279 BC.[4][1][5]

Career

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In 304 BC, Sulpicius was elected consul together with Publius Sempronius Sophus as his colleague.[6][1][7] In this year, the Second Samnite War was settled by a peace treaty. Then the Aequi were defeated in a short time, and Sophus triumphed over them, while Saverrio was celebrating his triumph over the Samnites.[8][9][7] Saverrio was elected censor for the year 300, alongside his consular colleague. They established two new tribes: Aniensis and Terentina.[10][1][11] Saverrio served as Interrex in 298.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Saverrio", in Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. III, pp. 728, 729.
  2. ^ Fasti Triumphales.
  3. ^ Broughton, vol. I, pp. 167, 172.
  4. ^ Fasti Capitolini.
  5. ^ Broughton, vol. I, p. 192.
  6. ^ Livy, ix. 45.
  7. ^ a b Broughton, vol. I, p. 167.
  8. ^ Livy, ix. 45.
  9. ^ Niebuhr, History of Rome, p. 258.
  10. ^ Livy, x. 9.
  11. ^ Broughton, vol. I, p. 172.
  12. ^ Livy, x. 11.
  13. ^ Broughton, vol. I, p. 174.

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