Spurius Nautius Rutilus
Spurius Nautius Rutilus (Latin, Spurius Nautius Rutilus ) was a Roman Republican aristocrat of the Patrician gens Nautia, who lived during the early 5th century BC. He served as Consul of Rome in 488 BC, with Sextus Furius Medullinus Fusus as his colleague.
Family
Spurius was the father of Gaius Nautius Rutilus who followed in his father's footsteps serving as consul in 475 and in 458 BC.
Biography
Dionysius of Halicarnassus first mentions Spurius Nautius in 493 BC as having been one of the most distinguished young Patricians during the period of the succession of the plebs. He was consul in 488 which was also the same year that the Volscans, under the command of Coriolanus marched on Rome and besieged the city.
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Bibliography
- Smith, William, Sir (2005) [1867]. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings on Wood. Smith, William, Sir, ed. 1813–1893. 3 (1813–1893 ed.). Boston: Little, Brown and Co. p. 691a. Archived from the original on 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gaius Iulius Iullus and Publius Pinarius Mamercinus Rufus |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Sextus Furius Medullinus Fusus 488 BC |
Succeeded by Titus Sicinius Sabinus and Gaius Aquillius Tuscus |
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