Abstract
The tombstone inscription of Aulus Atilius Calatinus, leader of the first punic war, proudly states “Hunc unum plurimae consentiunt gentes populi primarium fuisse virum” and Cicero considered him a very important figure of his time, probably the most representative leader of the first punic war. However, the memory of his preeminence was lost in later historical sources and he simply became one of the many leaders of the first punic war. The article aims to reconstruct his figure and motivate this loss of notoriety.
| Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] Aulo Atilio Calatino, populi primarius vir |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 9-35 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | POLITICA ANTICA |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Aulo Atilio Calatino
- Aulus Atilius Calatinus
- first punic war
- prima guerra punica
- tempio di Fides
- tempio di Spes
- temple of Fides
- temple of Spes