L. Fulcinius Trio, a delator of the time of Tiberius mentioned several times in Tacitus. Together with Firmius Catus and Fonteius Agrippa (see above) he was one of the accusers of Scribonius Libo (Tac. ann. II 27-32), and even then, i.e. in the year 16, he enjoyed a special reputation [213] as an orator (celebre inter accusatores Trionis ingenium erat avidumque famae malae). It is unlikely that he received the praetorship in 16 like the other accusers of Libo, since he only attained the consulship in 31; but he did receive a rich reward (Tac. ann. II 32 bona inter accusatores dividuntur et praeturae extra ordinem datae iis, qui senatorii ordinis erant). The opportunity for a career in office certainly came to him with the trial of C. Piso in 20, Tac. ann. III 10-19. F. made himself the lawyer of the deceased Germanicus and accused C. Piso, who had returned from Asia; but he was rejected by the friends of the dead Germanicus as incompetent, so he withdrew this accusation and contented himself with accusing Piso of his administration of Spain. The result of this trial for F. was that Tiberius promised him support in his candidature for office, i.e. that he was recommended to the people as candidatus principis (Tac. ann. III 19 Fulcinio suffragium ad honores pollicitus monuit, ne facundiam violentia, praecipitaret). In the year 31 he attained the dignity of consul suffectus (cf. Fasti Arv. Nolan. on that year and Tac. ann. V 11). In the year of his consulship he came into conflict with his colleague P. Memmius Regulus, who accused him in the Senate of participating in the conspiracy of Seian; although it did not come to a trial through the mediation of some of the senators, the dispute gave Haterius Agrippa cause to renew the attack in the following year. Although F. initially silenced the attacker (Tac. ann. VI 4 Trio aemulationem inter collegas et si qua discordes iecissent, melius obliterari respondit), he realised that he would be threatened with a trial to the death and, apparently conscious of his guilt, he evaded it in the year 35 by voluntary death (Tac. ann. VI 38. Dio LVIII 25). The praetor peregrinus C. Fulcinius Trio, mentioned in the Fasti Arv. to J. 24, is often - but not rightly - identified with him. A brief characterisation is given in Tac. ann. V 11 facilis capessendis inimicitiis et foro exercitus; ibid. III 13. VI 4. 37. cf. prosop. imp. rom. II 91 nr. 349.
