Lucius Valerius Poplicola Potitus

Lucius Valerius Poplicola Potitus
NationalityRoman
OfficeConsul (449 BC)
ChildrenLucius Valerius Potitus

Lucius Valerius Poplicola Potitus[1][2][3] (fl. c. 450–446 BC) was a patrician who, together with Marcus Horatius Barbatus, opposed the second decemvirate in 449 BC when that body showed despotic tendencies. In honor of their efforts, the pair were elected consuls for the remainder of that year.

  1. ^ Münzer, RE, vol. 8A, part 1, col. 188 (Valerius 304)
  2. ^ Broughton, MRR, vol. 2, p. 631
  3. ^ Oxford Classical Dictionary, "Valerius Poplicola Potitus, Lucius and Horatius Barbatus, Marcus"