page_title: Spurius Cassius Viscellinus
hierarchical_section_title: Spurius Cassius Viscellinus
context_page_description: Spurius Cassius Viscellinus or Vecellinus was one of the most distinguished men of the early Roman Republic. He was three times consul, and celebrated two triumphs. He was the first magister equitum, and the author of the first agrarian law. The year following his last consulship, he was accused of aiming at regal power, and was put to death by the patricians.
context_section_description: Spurius Cassius Viscellinus or Vecellinus (died 485 BC) was one of the most distinguished men of the early Roman Republic. He was three times consul, and celebrated two triumphs. He was the first magister equitum, and the author of the first agrarian law. The year following his last consulship, he was accused of aiming at regal power, and was put to death by the patricians.
caption: The Execution of Spurius Vecellinus, by Domenico Beccafumi, fresco in the Palazzo Pubblico.
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