Lucius Furius Medullinus
Consul of the early Roman Republic
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| Intro | Consul of the early Roman Republic | |
| Places | Italy | |
| Politician | ||
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 January 600 | |
| Death | 1 January 500 |
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Lucius Furius Medullinus Fusus was a Roman politician in the 5th century BC, and consul in 474 BC.
Family
He was part of the Furii Medullini, a patrician branch of the gens Furia.
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In 474 BC, he was consul with Manlius Vulso. His colleague Manlius imposed a truce on Veii, which lasted 40 years. With the return of peace, the consuls proceeded with a census of the population, which was evaluated at 103,000 citizens.
In the following year, Furius and his colleague were brought to trial by the tribune Gnaeus Genucius for failing to appoint the decemvirs to allocate the public lands. However, on the day of the trial Genucius was found dead, and as a consequence the charges were dismissed.