Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus | |
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Born | Marcus Licinius Lucullus 116 BC[1] |
Died | soon after 56 BC |
Nationality | Roman |
Office | Consul (73 BC) Governor of Macedonia (72 BC) |
Father | Lucius Lucullus |
Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus (116 – soon after 56 BC), younger brother of the more famous Lucius Licinius Lucullus, was a supporter of Lucius Cornelius Sulla and consul of ancient Rome in 73 BC. As proconsul of Macedonia in 72 BC, he defeated the Bessi in Thrace and advanced to the Danube and the west coast of the Black Sea. In addition, he was marginally involved in the Third Servile War (a.k.a. Spartacus' War).