Lucullus

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Lucius Licinius Lucullus , born in 115 av. J. - C., dead v. 57 av. J. - C., is a statesman and general Roman. It was the favorite of Sylla and invades Armenie into 92 before J-C and overcame the armies of the bridge into -73.

He learns art from the war under Sylla and was high with the Consul In 74. Its mandate of proconsul is allotted to him for the province of Asia where it guerroie during years against Tigrane, king of Arménie, and its ally Mithridate VI, without being able to overcome them completely. It conquers the Euxine Sea in 71, crushes Mithridate in Granique and takes the town of Tigranocerte, destroying the pontic and Armenian armies. Will its progression be then slow and difficult, with mutinies among these soldiers for reasons obscure (tyrannical behavior of Lucullus? Plot of the poplares against an aristocrat whose mentor is sulla?). In 67, Pompée is indicated by the Senate to take again the direction of military operations, which caused a sharp rancour with Lucullus.

Pumped Mithridate VI, putting fine demolishes at the third war of Mithridate on the edge of the Granique and attaches the Bithynie and the Bridge to the Roman field, then force the capitulation of Tigrane.

War leader of very first rigid order but on the discipline and especially little been willing to divide the spoils, it equitably dissatisfied his army and must leave it with Pompée which completes the war against Mithridate and harvest thus all the bay-trees of the victory.

Returned to Rome with an immense fortune, it goes famous for the ostentation of its table, which is worth to him to be known much more us than for its victories. Its name remains also attached to its splendid gardens in Rome. One allots the acclimatization of the to him Cerisier of Asia in Italy.

After being itself withdrawn of the public life, he dies in 57 (dubious date), probably reached of a Maladie of Alzheimer, which enabled him not to be implied in the civil wars between César and Pompée, against which he seemed to follow the party of Caton.

Plutarque wrote its life (in parallel with the Cimon Greek).

Quotation

One finds trace of him in the Olympiads of Phlégon, quoted by Photius.

At the time of Olympiad 177:

At that time, Lucullus besieged Amisos, but having left Muréna with 2 legions to carry out the seat, itself led of them 3 others against the territory of Cabiri, where it took its winter quarters. It also ordered in Hadrian guerroyer against Mithridate, which was beaten. An earthquake caused many damage in Rome and many other events arrived during this Olympiad. During the 3rd year, the population, according to the taxable quota, reached: 910000 inhabitants. Sinatruces, king of Parthes, succeeded Phraates Théos, and Owner with Phèdre the Epicurean. Virgile Maro was born on October 15th from this year. During the 4th year of this Olympiad, Tigrane and Mithridate, having gathered an army of: 40000 infantrymen and: 30000 riders and having organized it with the Roman, faced Lucullus and were beaten; Tigrane lost: 5000 killed and much out of prisoners in addition to one crowd méprisable. Catulle dedicated Capitole of Rome. Métellus embarked towards Crete with 3 legions and occupied the island; having beaten Laosthénès and having locked up the inhabitants behind their walls, it was gratifié title of imperator . The Athénodorus pirate reduced in slavery the people of Délos and outragea the images of the alleged gods; but Gaius Triarius, having repaired the damage undergone by the city, strengthened the island.

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