Il caso della relegatio in agros di Tito Manlio

Abstract

Relatively late accounts about the story of Titus Manlius and his relegation to the country are no doubt somewhat legendary, but it’s possible to obtain shreds of truth considering the young man fully engaged within political ambience of fourth century BCE. In reality, despite an unlikely role of speech impaired and ill-treated son, we discover a prominent player in the class conflict, a nobleman who cherishes his family aristocratic roots in constant opposition to the commoners, for we know that struggle between orders continued for some time even after the Licinio-Sextian compromise.