or ATE'RIUS consul B. C. 454, with Sp. Tarpeius. (Liv. 3.31.) The consulship is memorable for the passing of the
Lex Aternia Tarpeia. (Dict. of Ant. s. v.) Aternius was
subsequently in B. C. 448, one of the patricians tribunes of the
people, which was the only time that patricians were elected to that office. (Liv. 3.65.)