Lucius Valerius Flaccus (suffect consul 86 BC)

Lucius Valerius Flaccus († early 85 BC) was a politician of the late Roman Republic.

Flaccus was 99 or 98 BC aedile and was accused of unsuccessfully Gaius Appuleius Decianus. He was then (maybe 95 or 93 BC), praetor, and then governor of Asia. 86 BC he was Suffektkonsul ( nachgewählter Consul for the late start of his seventh consulate Gaius Marius ), took over the command against Mithridates of Pontus, brought a law by which reduced debt to one quarter, and then broke out in the east on. Flaccus was not popular with the soldiers. The main accusation against him is avarice. He was killed in a mutiny. His successor was the military legate more qualified Gaius Flavius ​​Fimbria.

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  • Man
  • Born in the 2nd century BC
  • Died 85 BC
  • Valerii
  • Consul ( Roman Republic )
Asia (Roman province) Gaius Flavius Fimbria
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