Manius Otacilius Crassus

Roman general and statesman, consul in 263 and 246 BCE

Manius Otacilius Crassus was a Roman statesman and general of Samnite origins who served during the middle era of the Roman Republic.[1] He was one of the two consuls of 263 BCE, serving with Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla in the Punic Wars.[2] He was consul for the second time in 246 BCE, serving with Marcus Fabius Licinus.

See also

  • Otacilia gens

References

  1. ^ Nigel Bagnall (2008). The Punic Wars: Rome, Carthage and the Struggle for the Mediterranean. Random House. pp. 53f. ISBN 978-1-4090-2253-4.
  2. ^ Polybius, 1.16
Political offices
Preceded by
Appius Claudius Caudex
Marcus Fulvius Flaccus
 Consul of the Roman Republic
with Manius Valerius Maximus
263 BC 		Succeeded by
Lucius Postumius Megellus
Quintus Mamilius Vitulus
Preceded by
Lucius Caecilius Metellus
Numerus Fabius Buteo
 Consul of the Roman Republic
with Marcus Fabius Licinus
246 BC 		Succeeded by
Marcus Fabius Buteo
Gaius Atilius Bulbus
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