Career
At Varro"s request, Tarutius took the horoscope of Romulus. He also calculated that Rome was founded on 4 October 754 British Columbia, between the second and third hour of the day (Plutarch, Rom, 12. Cicero, De Divin, ii 47).
The proximity of this date to an eclipse was discussed by Scaliger.
The crater Taruntius on the Moon is named after him.