Publicola

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Publicola is the cognomen of Publius Valerius, an early Roman Republican statesman celebrated for his role in overthrowing the monarchy and helping to found the Roman Republic.

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Publius Valerius Publicola 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman consul
ancient Roman statesman
founder of the Roman Republic
activeInPeriod early 5th century BC
late 6th century BC
associatedWithEvent early Roman Republican constitutional reforms
establishment of the consular government
expulsion of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
associatedWithInstitution Roman Senate NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Rome NERFINISHED
burialHonor buried within the city of Rome
citizenship Roman Republic
cognomenLanguage Latin
cognomenMeaning friend of the people
commemoratedAs champion of the people
consulshipCount four times
culture ancient Roman
era early Roman Republic
firstConsulshipYear 509 BC
gender male
governanceModelSupported republican government
hasAlternativeSpelling Poplicola NERFINISHED
Poplicolae NERFINISHED
hasCognomen Publicola NERFINISHED
hasLatinName Publius Valerius Publicola NERFINISHED
hasNomen Valerius NERFINISHED
hasPraenomen Publius NERFINISHED
heldOffice consul of the Roman Republic
historicityStatus partly legendary
honorType public funeral
statues and memorials in Rome
knownFor overthrow of the Roman monarchy
role in founding the Roman Republic
support of popular rights
languageOfName Latin
legalReforms laws favoring the Roman people
limitations on consular power
memberOfGens Valeria NERFINISHED
mentionedInSource Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities NERFINISHED
Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita NERFINISHED
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives NERFINISHED
opposedRuler Lucius Tarquinius Superbus NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment patrician
politicalRole leader of the patrician reformers
predecessorRegime Roman Kingdom NERFINISHED
region Latium NERFINISHED
roleInMythHistory semi-legendary figure
successorInstitution Roman consulate
supportedGroup Roman plebs

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Life of Publicola alsoKnownAs Publicola
Melania the Elder child Publicola