person
Lucius Siccius Dentatus
Siccius
also: Siccius Dentatus
A celebrated veteran soldier murdered at the decemvirs' instigation while serving among the Sabines; the discovery of the treachery deepened the army's hatred of the decemvirate.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 3 §43 Lucius Siccius
Lucius Siccius Dentatus, a famously decorated veteran; the decemvirs had him murdered on a sham scouting mission for stirring talk of restoring the tribunate.