Spurius Antius Explained

Spurius Antius was one of four Roman envoys sent to Fidenae^[1] after it revolted against Roman rule and allied itself with the Etruscan city state of Veii.^[2] He, and the other Roman emissaries, were murdered on the orders of the King of Veii, Lars Tolumnius.

A statue of him, along with those of his fellow murdered ambassadors, stood for a time on the rostrum in the Roman Forum.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Antia gens

Notes and References

1. Liv. 4.17.1.2 http://latin.packhum.org/loc/914/1/0#214
2. Book: William Henry Smyth. Descriptive catalogue of a cabinet of Roman family coins belonging to His Grace the Duke of Northumberland. 1856. Savill and Edwards, printers. 10–.
3. [Livy]
4. Book: Rutledge , Steven . Steven Rutledge

   . Steven Rutledge . Ancient Rome as a Museum: Power, Identity, and the Culture of Collecting . . Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture & Representation . 2012 . 149 . English . 9780199573233 . 2016-02-06.