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Aulus Verginius Tricostus Caeliomontanus

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Aulus Verginius Tricostus Caeliomontanus (also spelt Virginius) was a Roman Republican politician and general of the gens Verginia. He served as a Roman consul in 494 BC together with Titus Veturius Geminus Cicurinus

Family Origins[]

Caeliomontanus is the name of one of the families of the gens Verginia (also spelled Virginia). Almost all the members of this branch of the family were named Tricostus and the Caeliomontanus name was without a doubt taken from the fact that the family originally came from the Caelian hill. This would have distinguished this branch of the family from others in the same gens.

Consulship[]

During his consulship, Verginius was assigned three legions to deal with the neighbouring Volsci who had taken up arms. Verginius successfully invaded and waged war against the Volsci, and captured the town of Velitrae in which a Roman colony was planted.[1]

See also[]

Preceded by
Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis and
Publius Servilius Priscus Structus 		Consul of the Roman Republic
with Titus Veturius Geminus Cicurinus
494 BC 		Succeeded by
Postumus Cominius Auruncus and
Spurius Cassius Viscellinus

References[]

  1. ↑ Livy, Ab urbe condita, 2:30
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