Gaius Julius Iullus (decemvir)

Gaius Julius Iullus[i] (fl. c. 482–451 BC) was a Roman statesman, who held the consulship in 482 BC. After a contentious election, he was chosen to represent the more moderate faction in Roman politics, while his colleague, Quintus Fabius Vibulanus, was elected by the aristocratic party. Both consuls led a Roman army against Veii, but withdrew when the Veientes refused to confront them. Thirty years later, in 451, Julius was chosen a member of the first decemvirate, alongside several other ex-consuls and other respected statesmen. Julius proved himself a man of good judgment and integrity, and helped to draw up the first ten tables of Roman law.[3]

  1. ^ Münzer, "Iulius 294", RE, 10.1, col. 655
  2. ^ Broughton, MRR, vol. 1, p. 19 n. 1
  3. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. II, p. 656.


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-roman> tags or {{efn-lr}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-roman}} template or {{notelist-lr}} template (see the help page).