person
Lucius Manlius Imperiosus
also: L. Manlius Imperiosus, L. Manlius, Manlio
Dictator named to drive the year-nail (363 BC), who instead pressed a harsh levy for a Hernican war; his savage temper and cruelty to his own son made him hated and brought him to trial.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 7 §3 Lucius Manlius Imperiosus
Dictator named to drive the year-nail, who instead pressed a harsh levy and earned the hated surname 'Imperiosus.'