Gaius Nautius Rutilus

Gaius Nautius Rutilus was consul of the Roman Republic in 475 BC and 458 BC.

Gaius Nautius Rutilus
Consul of the Roman Republic
In office 1 August 475 BC [1] – 31 July 474 BC Serving with Publius Valerius Poplicola (consul 475 BC)
Preceded by	Aulus Verginius Tricostus Rutilus, Spurius Servilius Priscus Structus (consul 476 BC)
Succeeded by	Lucius Furius Medullinus (consul 474 BC), Gnaeus Manlius Vulso (consul 474 BC)
In office 1 August 458 BC – 31 July 457 BC Serving with Lucius Minucius Esquilinus Augurinus
Preceded by	Quintus Fabius Vibulanus, Lucius Cornelius Maluginensis Uritinus
Succeeded by	Gaius Horatius Pulvillus, Quintus Minucius Esquilinus Augurinus
Personal details
Born	Unknown Ancient Rome
Died	Unknown Ancient Rome

In his first consulship he was the senior consul, and his colleague was Publius Valerius Poplicola. Nautius was given command of Roman forces against the Volsci who had invaded Latium. Nautilus ravaged the Volscian territory, but there was no significant engagement with the enemy.

Nautius held the consulship a second time in 458 BC with Lucius Minucius Esquilinus Augurinus. During his second consulship, he successfully carried on war against the Sabines. That same year, the Aequi attacked the allied city of Tusculum and defeated his colleague, Minucius. Nautius Rutilus returned to Rome to oversee the Roman Senate electing a dictator, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, to deal with the invaders.

Nautius was probably the brother, or perhaps the son of Spurius Nautius Rutilus, consul in 488 BC.

References

1. Robert Maxwell Ogilvie, Commentary on Livy, books 1–5, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965, pp. 404, 405.

• Gaius Nautius Rutilus in Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
• Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, 2.53