Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus

Titus Quinctius Capitolinus barbatus (c. 505 BC in Rome; † after 438 BC) was a politician and general of the Roman Republic. He was six times Consul. As with all people in the early Roman period, most surviving details of his life with a degree of caution should be considered.

Family

Titus Quinctius Barbatus came from the patrician gens Quinctia, were among the oldest families of Rome. About his parents and his marriage is not known, except that he had a son of the same name, which was to hold the consulship 421. The nickname Capitolinus could point to the seat of the family on the homonymous hill.

Consul and military leader

Titus Quinctius Barbatus be attributed to a total of six Consulate, an amazing number for the early Roman Republic. Livy described it, despite its popularity as a difficult character

His first consul 471 BC, together with Appius Claudius Crassus, a patrician rights advocate, was marked by a dispute with his Mitconsuls the plebeians. For this war, and by the mediation of Quinctius finally did the Lex Publilia. Militarily, he successfully led a Roman army against the Volscians. A traditional Episode occupied his popularity with the people and the soldiers after these internal and foreign policy successes: As a ( false ) rumor of hostile tribes emerged that would march on Rome, Titus Quinctius kept the crowd in front of a panic back through a speech.

468 BC he was again elected Consul - along with Quintus Servilius Priscus Structus. Again, he triumphed over the Volscians, who fought together with the Antiates. As a triumvir agris dandis assignandisque (Member of the Three men college for the selection of settlers in the occupied territories ), he was also involved in the creation of a number Coloniae in Roman territory had become the capital of Antium, which earned him more supporters.

Just three years later, the third consulship followed 465 BC. Quintus Fabius together with Vibulanus. Once again, Titus Quinctius had to go into battle, this time against the Aequians. This conflict, he continued as proconsul in the following year.

After a long break - from 458 BC a quaestorship has survived - he was re-elected in 446 BC the consulship - this time with Agrippa Furius Fusus. The latter came with his troops in an ambush of Aequians from which it could release a summoned army reserve Titus Quinctius.

In his fifth Consulate 443 BC - Marcus Geganius Macerinus - Titus Quinctius appears as a man of the balance between the stands. Once again - for a total of six times - he held 439 BC, together with Agrippa Menenius Lanatus the consulship. He should have called in the fight against a conspiracy of a Spurius Maelius the dictator Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus for the Senate and also get approved. The coup was quickly put down, Cincinnatus resigned and handed power back to the Senate.

As proconsul, he moved again a year later in the war, this time against the Etruscans. Other messages are not received on Titus Quinctius, it would appear that he died in one of the years of natural causes.