Poplicola

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Poplicola is the cognomen of Publius Valerius Publicola, an early Roman consul celebrated in tradition as a founder of the Roman Republic and champion of popular liberties.

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Publius Valerius Poplicola 0
Publicola 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman cognomen
Roman consul
ancient Roman politician
founder of the Roman Republic
activeInPeriod early 5th century BC
late 6th century BC
associatedWith Lucius Junius Brutus NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent expulsion of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
overthrow of the Roman monarchy NERFINISHED
associatedWithOffice early consular government of Rome
burialTradition honorary burial within the city according to later sources
championed rights of the Roman plebs
citizenship Roman Republic
consulshipCount four times
culturalContext Roman tradition
etymologyOfCognomen Poplicola means "friend of the people" NERFINISHED
Publicola means "friend of the people" NERFINISHED
firstConsulshipYear 509 BC
gender male
governedAs consul with limited powers compared to kings
hasCognomen Poplicola NERFINISHED
Publicola NERFINISHED
hasNameVariant Publicola NERFINISHED
hasNomen Valerius NERFINISHED
hasPraenomen Publius NERFINISHED
heldOffice consul of the Roman Republic
honorificReputation friend of the Roman people
introducedOrSponsored laws favorable to the Roman people
knownFor opposition to the Roman kings
role in the founding of the Roman Republic
support of popular liberties
languageOfName Latin
memberOf Valeria gens NERFINISHED
mythHistoryStatus semi-legendary figure
placeOfActivity Rome NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment popularis
politicalSystemHelpedEstablish republican magistracies in Rome
predecessorRegime Roman Kingdom NERFINISHED
refersTo Publius Valerius Poplicola NERFINISHED
Publius Valerius Poplicola NERFINISHED
roleInTradition one of the first consuls of Rome
sourceMention Livy, Ab Urbe Condita NERFINISHED
Plutarch, Life of Publicola NERFINISHED
successorRegime Roman Republic NERFINISHED

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