Gaius Aquillius Tuscus [SEP] position held
Gaius Aquillius Tuscus
Gaius Aquillius Tuscus was consul of the Roman Republic from the gens Aquillia in 487 BC together with Titus Sicinius Sabinus. Aquillius led the war against the Hernici. Not many details are known, but Dionysius of Halicarnassus records that he was awarded an ovation, a lesser form of triumph for his victory.
C. Ampolo has argued that Aquillius was of Etruscan origin, basing his argument in part on three wine pitchers of Etruscan origin, all bearing the name "Avile Acvilnas" (Latin, "Aulus Aquillius
Gaius Aquillius
Gaius Aquillius may refer to:
- Gaius Aquillius Tuscus, Roman consul in 487 BC
- Gaius Aquillius Florus, Roman consul in 259 BC