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Lucius Calpurnius Bestia (consul)

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187: 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.
207: 35: 235: 230: 225: 202: 255: 240: 43: 250: 54:, whereby those who had secretly or openly aided the Italian allies against Rome were to be brought to trial. Both 74: 81:'s first wife. Calpurnia committed suicide in 82 BC, after her husband's murder and her daughter's divorce. 51: 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
96: 94: 42:He may be the same man as, or the father of, the 69:His daughter was Calpurnia (d. 82 BC), wife of 158:. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, p.245 8: 100: 137:, xxxiv. 128; for the general history, 90: 7: 171:. Princeton University Press, p.141 14: 185: 145:, vol. i. (1904), pp. 346 foll. 1: 236:2nd-century BC Roman praetors 231:2nd-century BC Roman generals 226:2nd-century BC Roman consuls 167:Hallett, Judith P. (2014) . 154:Hejduk, Julia Dyson (2014). 272: 16:Roman senator and general 20:Lucius Calpurnius Bestia 208:Encyclopædia Britannica 36:Marcus Aemilius Scaurus 52:Quintus Varius Severus 256:Tribunes of the plebs 241:1st-century BC Romans 22:was a Roman senator, 251:Ancient Roman exiles 156:Clodia: A Sourcebook 24:tribune of the plebs 139:A. H. J. Greenidge 71:Publius Antistius 263: 212: 191: 189: 188: 172: 165: 159: 152: 146: 127: 121: 118:Valerius Maximus 110: 104: 98: 271: 270: 266: 265: 264: 262: 261: 260: 216: 215: 201:, ed. (1911). " 197: 186: 184: 181: 176: 175: 166: 162: 153: 149: 143:History of Rome 128: 124: 111: 107: 99: 92: 87: 26:in 121 BC, and 17: 12: 11: 5: 269: 267: 259: 258: 253: 248: 243: 238: 233: 228: 218: 217: 214: 213: 199:Chisholm, Hugh 180: 177: 174: 173: 160: 147: 122: 105: 89: 88: 86: 83: 73:and mother of 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 268: 257: 254: 252: 249: 247: 244: 242: 239: 237: 234: 232: 229: 227: 224: 223: 221: 210: 209: 204: 200: 195: 194:public domain 183: 182: 178: 170: 164: 161: 157: 151: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 129:See Sallust, 126: 123: 119: 115: 109: 106: 102: 101:Chisholm 1911 97: 95: 91: 84: 82: 80: 76: 72: 67: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 40: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 206: 168: 163: 155: 150: 142: 134: 130: 125: 113: 108: 68: 64:Carthaginian 41: 19: 18: 120:viii. 6. 4. 220:Categories 179:References 133:; Cicero, 114:Bell. Civ. 246:Calpurnii 131:Jugurtha 112:Appian, 75:Antistia 32:Jugurtha 196::  116:i. 37; 60:Sallust 48:the law 203:Bestia 190:  135:Brutus 79:Pompey 56:Cicero 44:Bestia 28:consul 85:Notes 58:and 205:". 50:of 222:: 141:, 93:^ 77:, 103:.

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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
public domain
Chisholm, Hugh
Bestia
Encyclopædia Britannica
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2nd-century BC Roman consuls
2nd-century BC Roman generals
2nd-century BC Roman praetors
1st-century BC Romans
Calpurnii
Ancient Roman exiles
Tribunes of the plebs

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