Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus (consul in -347)

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Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus is a Roman politician which assumed three Consul ATS in 347, 344 and 340 av. J. - C..

He is probably the son of the dictator of 363 av. J. - C. Lucius Manlius Capitolinus Imperiosus which had been named with this load to plant a nail, to calm the plague, a remedy which would have gone formerly. This last declared the war with the Herniques, and for this reason, it proceeded to rigorous liftings among Roman youth, which irritated against him all the Tribuns of the plebs. Indeed, not only he condemned to the fine many recalcitrant, but also to body tortures. He abdicated then his magistrature, was afflicted that one to put in lawsuit his father by his fault, and says one, he went to see without witness the Tribun of the plebs, and, threatening it of a knife, forced it to lend oath to withdraw its complaint.

In 361 av. J. - C., Rome is threatened by new Gallic hordes . A dictator, Titus Quinctius Pennus Capitolinus Crispinus, had been named. Each army was placed on each side of the Anio. After some skirmishes without much scale, a Gaulois advanced, and known as, according to Tite-Live:

That most valiant from the warriors of Rome comes and fights, if he dares it, so that the exit of our fight learns which of the two people is worth more with the war .

The hesitation was large in the Roman camp, then Titus Manlius approached the dictator, and always according to Tite-Live, asked him:

Without your order, general, says him it, I would never have fought out of row, even with the insurance of the victory. If you allow it, I want to show with this rough, who gambade insolently in front of the enemy signs, that I left this family which reversed Tarpéienne rock an army the Gallic one

The dictator accepted. The young person Titus Manlius overcame the Gaulois with the surprise general, gained the nickname of " Torquatus" , and was seen allotting a gold crown.

The latter required peace, and the Roman people accepted in spite of the affront of the latter, remembering of their assistance at the time of the Sac of Rome. It could be a question of another " Titus Manlius" , but this dictatorship was too short and without action to be to report, it would seem nevertheless that it is about the same man, although he was not Consul nor Censeur front. But one does not find, either, another " Titus Manlius" in the consular Records.

In 349 av. J. - C., a " Titus Manlius Imperiosus" dictator for the behavior of the Comices centuriates was named, in the absence of the Consul S. It probably acts of the same man as the preceding dictator.

Rome is in peace under its first Consul In 347 av. J. - C., without lifting of troops nor of imposition. It was decided of a lowering of the interests of 1/12 (since the Loi of the Twelve Tables) at 1/24 per month, as one could pay these debts in four times, over three years.

Under its second Consul In 344 av. J. - C., one dedicated the Temple of Junon Moneta on the Arx. According to Tite-Live, this dedication was followed at once of a wonder: it would have fallen a rain from stones, and the night seemed to veil light of day. One named a dictator for the celebration of the non-working ones.

In 340 av. J. - C., Rome dominated the Latin Ligue. It accepted delegation of Member States of League carried out by Praetor Latin Lucius Annius of Setia, which required a statute equal to Rome, with Latin Senators a Consul , which was refused by the Roman Sénat, via the Manlius consul. Annius would have blasphémer Jupiter, and was killed. The war between Romans and Latin was voted by the Roman Sénat.

Manlius and its Co Consul, Driven Publius Decius, decided that the old military disciplines would be restored, and that any disobedience would be liable to capital punishment. It was notemment interdict with each soldier to attack the enemy out of the rows. The son of Manlius, in search of glory, and caused by a Latin , went against the established rule by the consuls, demolished his adversary, and returned to the victorious camp with the skin of his enemy. Manlius was diverted of his/her son, convened the armed , and ordered with the Licteur S to attach his son to the post and to carry out it:

and the " sentence of Manlius" , after having frightened its century, still a sad memory with the posterity left

After Publius Decius Mus was sacrificed for the victory to the Bataille of Vesuvius, Manlius crushed the Latin allies and continued them in Campanie, where it definitively overcame them with the Bataille of Trifanum.

He refused new a Consul At because that he could not support the defects of the people, and that the people could not support his severity, it thus appears not very probable that it is about the same person, more especially as this dictatorship takes place nearly 20 years after its last Consul At. It would have theoretically nearly 70 years at the time of this dictatorship, but it is not impossible that it is about the same man, more especially as his/her son, who could borne the same names, had died

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