Lucius Licinius Murena | Roman general | Britannica (original) (raw)

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association with Sulpicius Rufus

• In Servius Sulpicius Rufus
  …consulship, but was defeated by Lucius Licinius Murena, whom he subsequently accused of bribery. Murena was successfully defended in the suit by Cicero. Sulpicius became consul in 51. During the Civil War between Julius Caesar and Pompey’s faction (49–46), he decided after considerable hesitation to support Caesar, who made him…
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defeat in Second Mithradatic War

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  In Mithradates VI Eupator: Life
  …Mithradatic War, the Roman general Lucius Licinius Murena invaded Pontus without provocation in 83 but was defeated in 82. Hostilities were suspended, but disputes constantly occurred, and in 74 a general war broke out. Mithradates defeated Marius Aurelius Cotta, the Roman consul, at Chalcedon, but Lucullus worsted him outside Cyzicus…
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