Lucius Mummius Achaicus

Lucius Mummius was a Roman politician around the middle of the 2nd century BC, the BC was known by the destruction of Corinth in 146.

He was a member of the plebeian gens Mummia and son of Lucius Mummius, the BC with his brother Quintus was going on as a tribune of 187 against the Scipios and BC fought as praetor 177 in Sardinia. His brother Spurius accompanied him as legate to Greece and belonged to the circle of philosophers Scipio Aemilianus.

Lucius fought as praetor 153 BC in the otherworldly Spain and then celebrated a triumph over the Lusitanians. In 146 BC he was consul and received the command of the troops in Achaea, where had fought successfully since 148 BC, the propraetor Q. Caecilius Metellus. After a victory over the Corinthians at Diaios Mummius conquered their city and destroyed it completely. The inhabitants were sold into slavery and brought works of art, as well as other valuables such as Echeia the theater to Rome. In his approach he followed a Senate resolution. Looting by soldiers should not be laid to his charge. He also remained 145 BC as proconsul in Greece, where he met with a ten Commission, the province Achaea einrichtete and a tour of Greece undertook. This year he celebrated a splendid triumph over the Achaeans and Corinthians; he was unofficially nicknamed Achaicus.

142 BC he founded the art from loot different cities. In the same year he was censor along with Scipio Aemilianus, with which it soon came to conflict. Shortly after the end of censorship, which he laid down for a year, he should have died. He left behind a son and a daughter. A great-granddaughter Mummia Achaica was the mother of the Emperor Galba.