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Marcus Aurelius Cotta | |
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| Consul of the Roman Republic | |
| In office January 74 BC – December 74 BC Serving with Lucius Licinius Lucullus | |
| Preceded by | Lucius Octavius and Gaius Aurelius Cotta |
| Succeeded by | Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus and Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Roman_Military_banner.svg){kind=small} Roman Republic |
| Battles/wars | Third Mithridatic War |
Marcus Aurelius Cotta was a Roman politician and general who was consul in 74 BC. He was posted to Bithynia with a Roman fleet as part of the Third Mithridatic War. He was defeated by King Mithridates VI of Pontus. Rescued by his fellow consul, he reduced the Pontic coast and captured the city of Heraclea after a two-year siege. Returning to Rome in 70 BC, Cotta was acclaimed for his victory. However, around 67 BC he was convicted of the misappropriation of war booty and expelled from the Senate, a signal mark of disgrace.