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 and was also appointed as dictator in 358 BC.[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 Julius Iulus. In 351 BC he was again elected to Consul with Titus Quinctius Pennus Capitolinus Crispinus 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]

See also
  • Sulpicia (gens)

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.
Political offices
Preceded by
Lucius Genucius Aventinensis
and Quintus Servilius Ahala		 Consul of the Roman Republic
with Gaius Licinius Calvus
364 BC		 Succeeded by
Gnaeus Genucius Aventinensis II
and Lucius Aemilius Mamercinus II
Preceded by
Quintus Servilius Ahala II
and Lucius Genucius Aventinensis II		 Consul of the Roman Republic
with Gaius Licinius Stolo
361 BC		 Succeeded by
Marcus Fabius Ambustus
and Gaius Poetelius Libo Visolus
Preceded by
Marcus Fabius Ambustus II
and Marcus Popillius Laenas II		 Consul of the Roman Republic
with Marcus Valerius Poplicola
355 BC		 Succeeded by
Marcus Fabius Ambustus III
and Titus Quinctius Pennus Capitolinus Crispinus
Preceded by
Marcus Fabius Ambustus III
and Titus Quinctius Pennus Capitolinus Crispinus		 Consul of the Roman Republic
with Marcus Valerius Poplicola II
353 BC		 Succeeded by
Publius Valerius Poplicola
and Gaius Marcius Rutilus II
Preceded by
Publius Valerius Poplicola
and Gaius Marcius Rutilus II		 Consul of the Roman Republic
with Titus Quinctius Pennus Capitolinus Crispinus II
351 BC		 Succeeded by
Marcus Popillius Laenas III
and Lucius Cornelius Scipio
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