Lucius Licinius Lucullus (consul 151 BC)
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Lucius Licinius Lucullus was a new man (novus homo) who became Consul in 151 BC. He was imprisoned by the Tribunes for attempting to enforce a troop levy too harshly. Upon reaching Hispania, he was disappointed to find that the Celtiberians had made peace, and attacked the Vaccaei and Cauci, without any warrant from the Senate.[1] He besieged the city of Cauca, and when the inhabitants surrendered, he demanded they do so under several conditions. One of these conditions was that a Roman garrison be installed in the city, which promptly killed all the adult males and plundered the city.[2]
He besieged the city of Intercatia, and they surrendered only when Scipio Africanus the Younger guaranteed that the treaty would not be broken.[3]
He was also involved in the Lusitanian War.
He was the father of the Lucius Licinius Lucullus who led Roman forces against rebel Sicilian slaves in the Second Servile War.[4]
It is also said that he was known for his sumptuous banquets.
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| Preceded by | Consul of the Roman Republic with Aulus Postumius Albinus 151 BC |
Succeeded by Tiberius Quinctius Flaminius and Manius Acilius Balbus |
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