Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

LICI1484 L. Licinius (102) Lucullus

Relationships

grandson of
? C. Licinius (99) Lucullus (tr. pl. 196) (Zmeskal 2009)
son of
? C. Licinius (99) Lucullus (tr. pl. 196) (Zmeskal 2009)
father of
? L. Licinius (103) Lucullus (pr. 104) (Zmeskal 2009)
grandfather of
? M. Terentius (Licinius 109) M. f. Varro Lucullus (cos. 73) (Brennan 2000)
L. Licinius (104) L. f. L. n. Lucullus Ponticus (cos. 74) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Cic. acad. II 137, Plut. Luc. 1.1

Career

  • Praetor before 153 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • The latest date possible under the Lex Villia. (Broughton MRR I)
    • p. 737 (Brennan 2000)
  • Consul 151 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Polyb. 35.3.7; Cic. Acad. 2.137; Brut. 81; Att. 13.32.3; Nepos in Gell. 11.8.2; Liv. Per. 48; Fast. Cap., Degrassi 52f., 124, 464f. ([- - - -]n. Lucullus, A. Postumius A. [f. A. n. Al]binus); Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Oros. 4.21.1; Cassiod.; and on Lucullus, Fast. Ant., Degrassi 160f. ([L. Li]cini. Luc[- - - -]). They pressed the levy for the war in Spain so hard that they were imprisoned by the Tribunes (Liv. Per. 48; App. Ib. 49). Lucullus, finding that Marcellus had made peace with the Celtiberi in Hither Spain, attacked the Vaccaei, treacherously slew all males among the Cauci after their surrender, besieged Intercatia until Scipio (see below) arranged for terms, and failing to take Pallantia, retired to winter in Turdetania (App. Ib. 51-55, and 89; cf. Polyb. 35.3-5; Liv. Per. 48; Flor. 1.33.11; Auct. Vir. Ill. 58.2-3; Oros. 4.21.1-2). On Postumius, see Lübker no. 4. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Triumphator? 151 (Itgenshorst 2005) Expand
    • Triumph? de Vaccaeis et Cantabreis. Itgenshorst no.208a (triumphus incertus). Not listed in MRR or Rich. (Itgenshorst 2005)
  • Proconsul 150 Hispania Citerior (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Though Hither Spain was his main command, he joined Galba in an invasion of Lusitania (App. Ib. 59-61; Val. Max. 5.2, ext. 4; see 151; and below, Legates; Schulten, Gesch. Numantia 63f.). (Broughton MRR I)

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