Opiter Verginius Tricostus (consul 502 BC)
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Opiter Verginius Tricostus served as consul
of the early Roman Republic
in 502 BC, with Spurius Cassius Viscellinus. He was the first from the powerful Verginia
family to obtain the consulship.
Together with his colleague Spurius Cassius Viscellinus, Verginius Tricostus fought against the Aurunci
, and took Pometia.
Consul
Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic...
of the early Roman Republic
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...
in 502 BC, with Spurius Cassius Viscellinus. He was the first from the powerful Verginia
Verginia (gens)
The gens Verginia or Virginia was a prominent family at Rome, which from an early period was divided into patrician and plebeian branches. The gens was of great antiquity, and frequently filled the highest honors of the state during the early years of the Republic...
family to obtain the consulship.
Together with his colleague Spurius Cassius Viscellinus, Verginius Tricostus fought against the Aurunci
Aurunci
The Aurunci were an Italic population which lived in southern Italy from around the 1st millennium BC. Of Indo-European origin, their language belonged to the Oscan group...
, and took Pometia.