Quintus Servilius Agala ( Latin Quintus Servilius Ahala ; 4th century BC) is an ancient Roman military leader and politician from the patrician clan Serviliev , consul 365, 362 and 342 BC. e., dictator in 360 BC. e. He took part in the struggle of the patrician with the plebs for the monopoly on the higher magistrates of the Republic.
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Origin
Quintus Servilius belonged to a noble patrician clan, one of six aristocratic clans who moved to Rome from Alba Longa [1] . Servilia Agaly mentioned in Capitoline fasts , starting from 478 BC. e .; later Servilia Cepions considered themselves their descendants [2] .
It is known about the father and grandfather of Quintus Servilius that they bore the same name - Quintus [3] .
Biography
Quintus Servilius was first mentioned in the sources in connection with the events of 365 BC. e. when he received the consulate . Since the laws of Licinius — Sextia had just been adopted, which admitted the representatives of the plebs to higher magistracy, the plebe of Agaly was the plebeian Lucius Geniusius of Aventine [4] . This year “there was no strife, no war”; the only major event was the pestilence that claimed the lives of a number of magistrates, as well as Mark Fury Camille [5] . In 362 BC e. Quintus Servilius again became consul, and again with Lucius Genucius [6] . The latter died in the war against the heroin , whose command he received by drawing lots, so Agale had to appoint Appius Claudius Crassus as dictator [7] .
In 360 BC e., when the Gauls came to the aid of the Tiburtines , the then enemy of Rome, Quintus Servilius was appointed dictator for command in this war; the head of the cavalry under him was Tit Quincy Penn Capitoline Crispin [8] . Agala defeated the Gauls at the Collins Gate, causing a "brutal massacre", but later, according to Titus Livius , lost all glory to Consul Guy Petelius , who pursued the fugitives. As a result, the latter received a triumph [9] .
In 355 BC e. Quintus Servilius was interrex - the first of eight successive [10] . Four years later, he became the head of the cavalry under a dictator appointed by the Senate in order to prevent plebeians from consular posts [11] . This venture failed: one of the consuls 350 BC. e. nevertheless became a plebeian - Mark Popillius Lenat [12] .
The last time sources mention Quintus Servilius in connection with his third consulate (342 BC) [13] . This time, Quintus Servilius' colleague was the plebeian Guy Marcius Rutile [14] . The latter fought a war in Campania, while Servilius remained in Rome [15] . When part of the army of Guy Marcia rebelled, a dictator was appointed - Mark Valery Corv [16] .
Notes
- ↑ Geiger J., 1973 , p. 143.
- ↑ Servilii Achalae, 1942 , s. 1768.
- ↑ Fasti Capitolini , 365 BC e.
- ↑ Broughton R., 1951 , p. 115-116.
- ↑ Titus Livy, 1989 , VII, 1, 7-8.
- ↑ Broughton R., 1951 , p. 117.
- ↑ Titus Livy, 1989 , VII, 6, 12.
- ↑ Broughton R., 1951 , p. 120.
- ↑ Titus Livy, 1989 , VII, 11.
- ↑ Broughton R., 1951 , p. 124.
- ↑ Broughton R., 1951 , p. 127.
- ↑ Titus Livy, 1989 , VII, 22, 10-23, 1.
- ↑ Servilius 35, 1942 , s. 1772-1773.
- ↑ Broughton R., 1951 , p. 133.
- ↑ Titus Livy, 1989 , VII, 38, 8.
- ↑ Broughton R., 1951 , p. 133-134.
Sources and Literature
Sources
- Titus Livy. The history of Rome from the foundation of the city. - M. , 1989. - T. 1. - 576 p. - ISBN 5-02-008995-8 .
- Fasti Capitolini . Site "History of Ancient Rome". Date of treatment January 8, 2017.
Literature
- Broughton R. Magistrates of the Roman Republic. - New York, 1951. - Vol. I. - P. 600.
- Geiger J. The Last Servilii Caepiones of the Republic // Ancient Society. - 1973. - No. IV . - S. 143-156 .
- Münzer F. Servilii Achalae // Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft . - 1942. - Bd. II A, 2. - Kol. 1768.
- Münzer F. Servilius 35 // Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft . - 1942. - Bd. II A, 2. - Kol. 1772-1773.