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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Poplicola canonical 4
Poplicola means "friend of the people" 1

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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
associatedWithEvent expulsion of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
overthrow of the Roman monarchy
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"
linked to: Poplicola

Publicola means "friend of the people"
linked to: Publicola
firstConsulshipYear 509 BC
gender male
governedAs consul with limited powers compared to kings
hasCognomen Poplicola
Publicola
hasNameVariant Publicola
hasNomen Valerius
hasPraenomen Publius
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
mythHistoryStatus semi-legendary figure
placeOfActivity Rome
politicalAlignment popularis
politicalSystemHelpedEstablish republican magistracies in Rome
predecessorRegime Roman Kingdom
refersTo Publius Valerius Poplicola
Publius Valerius Poplicola
roleInTradition one of the first consuls of Rome
sourceMention Livy, Ab Urbe Condita
Plutarch, Life of Publicola
linked to: Life of Publicola
successorRegime Roman Republic

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Publius Valerius Publicola hasAlternativeSpelling Poplicola
subject linked to: Publicola
Publius Valerius Poplicola hasCognomen Poplicola
subject linked to: Poplicola
Publius Valerius Poplicola etymologyOfCognomen Poplicola means "friend of the people"
subject linked to: Poplicola
linked to: Poplicola