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Titus Manlius Torquatus
Titus Manlius
also: T. Manlius
The young Roman who, in the single combat on the Anio bridge, slew a challenging Gaul and stripped his torque, winning the surname Torquatus—an episode Livy notes most authors place about a decade later.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 6 §42 Titus Manlius
The young Roman who, in the single combat on the Anio bridge, slew a challenging Gaul and stripped his torque, winning the surname Torquatus—an episode Livy notes most authors place about a decade later.
- The History of Rome, Book 7 §5 Titus Manlius
Manlius Imperiosus's son, who saved his harsh father by forcing the tribune at knifepoint to drop the prosecution; later the duellist of the Anio bridge.
- The History of Rome, Book 24 §8 our forefathers sent Titus Manlius
Titus Manlius Torquatus, who in his youth slew a challenging Gaul in single combat on the Anio bridge and stripped his torque, winning the name Torquatus.