Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus was a Roman statesman and general who served as Consul in 471 BC , 468 BC , 465 BC , 446 BC , 443 BC , and 439 BC . Titus Quinctius was a member of the gens Quinctia , one of the oldest patrician families in Rome . Consulships . First Consulship . In 471 BC Titus Quinctius was elected consul with Appius Claudius Sabinus , the latter chosen by the Senate , because of the hostility that his father manifested towards the plebs . As the patricians wished Appius Claudius Sabinus opposed the tribune , including Publilius Volero who want to pass a law establishing the election of the tribunes of the plebs by the Tribal Assembly , tribe by tribe , excluding the vote patricians . There was concern that this would strengthen the representativeness of the tribunes . Titus Quinctius addressed the population more conciliatory and forced Claudius to retreat into the Curie . There , the senators urge Claudius to abandon his intransigent attitude , which may have lead to civil unrest . Isolated and lacking political support , Claudius allowed the vote . The law that he opposed was passed and the Lex Publilia Voleronis was proclaimed . Recognizing that political turmoil had weakened Rome , their enemies Volsci and Aequi conduct raids on Roman territory . Quinctius command the effort against Aequi while Claudius command the effort against the Volsci . Furious at having to yield to the Plebeian Council , Claudius treated his soldiers , from the plebs , with brutality . The soldiers fled in disorder when the Volsci attacked . Defeated militarily , Claudius ordered the whipping and beheading all officers who have left their ranks . He was charged at the end of its mandate for his opposition to the agrarian law and the tribunes of the plebs , but died before the end of the trial . The campaign against the Aequi , on the other hand , proceeded without dissension . Titus Quinctius leaft all the benefits of looting to his men , and returned to Rome with glory and reconciliation between the plebs and the Senate . Second Consulship . In 468 BC , together with Quintus Servilius Priscus Structus , Titus Quinctius was again elected consul . Again , he triumphed over Volsci , which he fought together with Anzio . He was a member of the " triumvir agris dandis assignandisque " , he was involved in the creation of some Colonia and become involved in the Roman territory with its capital at Anzio , which earned him more supporters . Third Consulship . Just three years later , in 465 BC , he was elected to his third consulship together with Quintus Fabius Vibulanus . Once again , Titus Quinctius had to go into battle , this time against the Aequi . Fourth Consulship . After a long break he was again elected to the consulship alongside Agrippa Furius Fusus in 446 BC . The latter came with his troops into an ambush of Aequi to free a reserve army summoned him by Titus Quinctius . Fifth Consulship . In 443 BC , together with Marcus Geganius Macerinus , Titus Quinctius was elected to his fifth consulship . Sixth Consulship . Once again , for the sixth time overall , he held jointly with Menenius Agrippa Lanatus the consulship in 439 BC . A coup was launched during this time but it was quickly put down by Titus Quinctius ' s choice for Dictator , Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus . Immediately afterwords , Cincinnatus resigned as Dictator and handed power back to the Senate . Family and Death . Titus Quinctius had a son of the same name who reached the consulship in 421 BC . According to Livy , in 423 BC at the age 90 years , Titus Quinctius was still alive .