During his time in office he saw continued division between plebs and patrician.
[3] Although there is some dispute as to who his son was: for example Titus Verginius Tricostus Caeliomontanus (consul 448) is either his nephew, son of his brother Aulus Verginius Tricostus Caeliomontanus (consul 469 BC), Consul in 469 BC or his own son.
[4] In 456 BC he was consul with Marcus Valerius Maximus Lactuca.
[3] Their term took place during a period of tension between the plebs, represented by its tribunes who wanted the Aventine part of the state domain with the rogatio Terentilia, and the patricians, who opposed the plebs measure.
Concessions were made and the tribune Icilius obtained the votes to pass it into law, the Lex Icilia de Aventino publicando, which divided the Aventine into building lots for the benefit of the plebs.