Publilii Philones •
Volero Publilius, a distinguished veteran, was ill-treated by the
consuls of 473 BC, and after his plight became known he was elected one of the
tribunes of the plebs. Two years later, he passed the
lex Publilia, transferring the election of the tribunes from the
comitia centuriata to the
comitia tributa, and raising the number of tribunes to be elected each year from two to five. • Lucius Publilius Vol. f. (Philo), son of the celebrated tribune of the plebs Volero Publilius, and father of the consular tribunes Lucius and Volero. • Lucius Publilius L. f. Vol. n. Volscus Philo,
consular tribune in 400 BC.
Others • Quintus Publilius, one of the appointed in 352 BC. • Gaius Publilius, a young man who became a
nexus to secure his father's debts. He was ill-treated by the creditor, Lucius Papirius, whose scandalous behaviour led to the passage of the
lex Poetelia Papiria of 326 BC, abolishing
debt bondage for
nexi. • Titus Publilius, one of the first plebeians to become
augur following the passage of the
lex Ogulnia in 300 BC, permitting plebeians to hold the position. • Gaius Publilius, quaestor in 146 BC, issued coins under the orders of the consul
Lucius Mummius in
Macedonia. • Publilia, the second wife of
Cicero. When they were divorced in 45 BC, Cicero was at some pains to negotiate the repayment of her dowry. • Publilius, Cicero's brother-in-law, with whom the orator was forced to negotiate for the repayment of his wife's dowry. •
Publilius Syrus, sometimes found as
Publius Syrus, a freedman, who gained fame at Rome by writing and acting in popular
pantomimes. He was also the author of a number of
sententiae, a collection of maxims, proverbs, and aphorisms. •
Lucius Publilius Celsus, consul
suffectus in 102, and consul
ordinarius in 115; executed by Hadrian in 118. •
Publilius Optatianus signo Porfyrius, a poet, and
praefectus urbi of Rome in 329 and 333. ==See also==