Marcus Fabius Ambustus (consular tribune 381 BC)
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Marcus Fabius Ambustus was an ancient Roman politician who was the son of Caeso Fabius Ambustus
. He was consular tribune in 381 BC
. He had two daughters, of whom the elder was married to Servius Sulpicius Praetextatus
, and the younger to Gaius Licinius Stolo
, one of the authors of the Lex Licinia Sextia
. According to the story recorded by Livy
, the younger Fabia induced her father to assist her husband in obtaining the consulship for the plebeian order, into which she had married. Ambustus was consular tribune a second time in 369, and took an active part in support of the Lex Licinia Sextia. He was censor in 363.
Caeso Fabius Ambustus
Caeso Fabius Ambustus, was an ancient Roman who was the son of Marcus Fabius Ambustus, and brother to Numerius and Quintus. He was quaestor 409 BC with three plebeians as his colleagues, which was the first time that quaestors were chosen from the plebs...
. He was consular tribune in 381 BC
381 BC
Year 381 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Camillus, Albinus, Albinus, Medullinus, Flavus and Ambustus...
. He had two daughters, of whom the elder was married to Servius Sulpicius Praetextatus
Servius Sulpicius Praetextatus
Servius Sulpicius Praetextatus was an ancient Roman politician who served four times as consular tribune, 377 BC, 376, 370, and 368. He married the elder daughter of Marcus Fabius Ambustus...
, and the younger to Gaius Licinius Stolo
Gaius Licinius Stolo
Gaius Licinius Stolo, along with Lucius Sextius, was one of the two tribunes of ancient Rome who opened the consulship to the plebeians.Records indicate he was tribune from 376 BC to 367 BC, during which he passed the Lex Licinia Sextia restoring the consulship, requiring a plebeian consul seat,...
, one of the authors of the Lex Licinia Sextia
Lex Licinia Sextia
Lex Licinia Sextia was a Roman law introduced around 376 BCE and enacted in 367 BCE. It restored the consulship, allegedly reserved one of the two consular positions for a plebeian , and introduced new limits on the possession of conquered land.- Authors :It is named for the plebeian tribunes Gaius...
. According to the story recorded by Livy
Livy
Titus Livius — known as Livy in English — was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people. Ab Urbe Condita Libri, "Chapters from the Foundation of the City," covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome well before the traditional foundation in 753 BC...
, the younger Fabia induced her father to assist her husband in obtaining the consulship for the plebeian order, into which she had married. Ambustus was consular tribune a second time in 369, and took an active part in support of the Lex Licinia Sextia. He was censor in 363.