Gaius Sulpicius Peticus

Gaius Sulpicius Peticus, along with Gaius Licinius Stolo, was one of the two consuls of ancient Rome in 365 BC. In total he held the office of consul an extraordinary five times during his life.[1]

While little is known about his first four consulships, it is known that around 352 BC he was an appointed Interrex for the dictator Gaius Iulius Iullus. In 352 BC he was again elected to Consul with Titus Quinctius Poenus for his fifth term. Shortly after being elected, both consuls set off for war against Tarquinienses and Falisci respectively. Gaius Sulpicius Peticus then began to burn Tarquinienses villages and ravage the countryside forcing the Tarquinienses to seek peace with the Romans. A treaty was ratified by the Roman Senate soon after, leading to a forty-year truce between the Romans and Tarquinienses.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Timothy (2012). Roman Theatre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Yardley, J.C (2013). Rome's Italian Wars. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 82. ISBN 9780199564859.
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