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This episode, we are dealing with 422 and 421 BCE. The previous year had been a very dramatic for Rome. They seem to have come perilously close to a disastrous military defeat. Luckily, they had the four horsemen on their side…

“The Four Horsemen” is our affectionate name for the group of cavalry commanders who dismounted and led the Roman army on foot when everything turned against them during the battle against the Volsci in 423 BCE. The most notable amongst them was a plebeian hero Sextus Tempanius.

In 422 BCE, these men were elected to serve as plebeian tribunes. But will they continue to be exalted by the Roman people? Or will they demand change from the patricians and become just as troublesome as many of their predecessors?

Join us as we explore the fallout from the Volscian conflict.

Episode 138 – The Four Horsemen

Things to Listen Out For:

• Bad Italian accents
• Aequians coming out of nowhere
• Angry patricians acting like your parents
• Too many interreges to count (or name apparently)
• Moderatio everywhere

Need a more detailed recap of Sempronius' misdeeds? Check out our previous episode on 423 BCE.

Our Players 422 BCE

Military Tribunes with Consular Power

• L. Manlius – f. – n. Capitolinus (Pat)
• Q. Antonius (T.f. – n.) Merenda
• L. Papirius (L.?f. – n.) Mugillanus (Pat) Cos. 427

Tribunes of the Plebs

• (Ti.) Antintius
• (M.) Asellius
• (Ti.) Spurillius
• Sex. Tempanius
• L. Hortensius

Ex-Consul

• C. Sempronius – f. – n. Atratinus (Pat)

Our Players 421 BCE

Consuls

• Cn. (or N.) Fabius Q.f.M.n. Vibulanus (Pat) Mil. Tr. c. p. 415, 407
• T. Quinctius T.f.L.n. Capitolinus Barbatus (Pat) Mil. Tr. c. p. 405

Interrex

• Lucius Papirius Mugillanus

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