Titus Verginius Tricostus Rutilus

Titus Verginius Tricostus Rutilus (died 463 BC), was consul of the Roman Republic in 479 BC.[2][3] He held the office with Caeso Fabius Vibulanus.

Titus Verginius Tricostus Rutilus
Consul of the Roman Republic
In office [1] 1 September 479 BC – 29 August 478 BC Serving with Caeso Fabius Vibulanus (consul)
Preceded by	Marcus Fabius Vibulanus (consul 483 and 480 BC), Gnaeus Manlius Cincinnatus
Succeeded by	Lucius Aemilius Mamercus, Gaius Servilius Structus Ahala (consul 478 BC)
Personal details
Born	Unknown Ancient Rome
Died	463 BC Ancient Rome

According to Livy, he was assigned the war with the Veientes, but because of his temerity his army was almost cut off, saved only by his colleague Fabius, marching from fighting the Aequi.[4]

At a unknown point in his career he was elected to the priesthood of the augurs. Verginius died in 463 BC during a pestilence that claimed, among others, both the consuls for that year.[5][6]

His filiation suggests his father was Opiter Verginius Tricostus (consul in 502 BC) and that his brothers were Proculus Verginius Tricostus Rutilus (consul in 486 BC) and Aulus Verginius Tricostus Rutilus (consul in 476 BC), and possibly also Opiter Verginius Tricostus Esquilinus (suffect consul in 478 BC and possibly consul in 473 BC).

References

1. Robert Maxwell Ogilvie, Commentary on Livy, books 1–5, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965, pp. 404, 405.
2. Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, ii. 48.
3. Fasti Capitolini
4. Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, ii. 48.
5. Livy. iii, 6.8-7.6
6. Broughton, vol i, pp.34-35

Political offices
Preceded by Marcus Fabius Vibulanus II, Gnaeus Manlius Cincinnatus	Consul of the Roman Republic 479 BC with Caeso Fabius Vibulanus	Succeeded by Lucius Aemilius Mamercus II, Gaius Servilius Structus Ahala (consul 478 BC)