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Lucius Calpurnius Bestia (consul)

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190: 34:, he at first carried on the campaign energetically, but soon, having been heavily bribed, concluded a disgraceful peace. On his return to Rome he was brought to trial for his conduct and condemned, in spite of the efforts of 38:
who, though formerly his legate and alleged to be equally guilty himself, was one of the judges - apparently Scaurus defended him extremely eloquently during the proceedings, but then turned round and voted to condemn him.
43: 210: 205: 35: 238: 233: 228: 54:, whereby those who had secretly or openly aided the Italian allies against Rome were to be brought to trial. Both 258: 243: 253: 81:'s first wife. Calpurnia committed suicide in 82 BC, after her husband's murder and her daughter's divorce. 62:
express a high opinion of Bestia's abilities, but his love of money corrupted him. He is mentioned in a
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who encouraged the Italians in their revolt, and went into exile (90) to avoid punishment under
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inscription as one of a board of three, perhaps an agricultural commission.
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in 111. Having been appointed to the command of the operations against
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Fathers and Daughters in Roman Society: Women and the Elite Family
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tribune of the plebs
consul
Jugurtha
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Bestia
the law
Quintus Varius Severus
Cicero
Sallust
Carthaginian
Publius Antistius
Antistia
Pompey


Chisholm 1911
Valerius Maximus
A. H. J. Greenidge
Hallett, Judith P.
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Chisholm, Hugh
Bestia
Encyclopædia Britannica
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2nd-century BC Roman consuls
2nd-century BC Roman generals
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Calpurnii
Ancient Roman exiles

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