Lucius Valerius Flaccus
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Lucius Valerius Flaccus was a Roman politician and general of the late Republic, notable for his brief command in the First Mithridatic War after being appointed to replace Sulla.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman consul
ⓘ
ancient Roman general ⓘ ancient Roman politician ⓘ governor of Asia ⓘ |
| activity |
Roman politics
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military command ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Gaius Marius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedTo | command in the First Mithridatic War ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cognomen | Flaccus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colleagueInOffice | Gaius Marius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedRegion | Roman province of Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedTroopsIn | Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Mithridatic War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman civil conflicts of the 80s BC ⓘ |
| consulYear | 86 BC ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in mutiny ⓘ |
| deathYear | 85 BC ⓘ |
| diedIn | Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| familyRelation | member of the Valerii Flacci branch ⓘ |
| heldOffice | consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Appian
NERFINISHED
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Livy (per epitomes) NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Gaius Flavius Fimbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | patrician ⓘ |
| memberOf | gens Valeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nomen | Valerius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being appointed to replace Sulla in the East
ⓘ
brief command in the First Mithridatic War ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
NERFINISHED
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Roman optimates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Marian faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praenomen | Lucius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededInOfficeBy | Gnaeus Octavius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank |
legatus
ⓘ
proconsul ⓘ |
| replaced | Lucius Cornelius Sulla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Gaius Marius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededInOfficeBy | Lucius Cornelius Cinna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
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