Lucius Valerius Potitus was one of two consuls who were said to have replaced the decemvirs in 449 BC (Marcus Horatius Barbatus being the other).
The two were traditionally regarded as the patricians who reconciled with the plebeians, although their historical existence is doubtful; the laws attributed are known either to have predated them or to have come later (for instance the Lex Hortensia, making plebiscita have the force of law, actually dates from around 287 BC).
| Preceded by Decemviri |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Marcus Horatius Barbatus 449 BC |
Succeeded by Lars Herminius Aquilinus and Titus Verginius Tricostus Caeliomontanus |
Famous quotes containing the word valerius:
“My sweetest Lesbia let us live and love,
And though the sager sort our deeds reprove,
Let us not weigh them: Heav’n’s great lamps do dive
Into their west, and straight again revive,
But soon as once set is our little light,
Then must we sleep one ever-during night.”
—Catullus [Gaius Valerius Catullus] (84–54 B.C.)