Livy, Periochae 96-100
Titus Livius or Livy (59 BCE - 17 CE): Roman historian, author of the authorized version of the history of the Roman republic.
A large part of Livy's History of Rome since the Foundation is now lost, but fortunately we have an excerpt, called the Periochae, which helps us reconstruct the general scope. This translation was made by Jona Lendering.
From Book 97 |
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[97.1] [71] Praetor Marcus Crassus first fought victoriously with a part of the runaways, mainly Gauls and Germans, and killed 35,000 of them, including their leaders Castus and Gannicus. |
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[97.2] Then he completely defeated Spartacus, who was killed with 60,000 people. |
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[97.3] Praetor Marcus Antonius unsuccessfully fought a war against the Cretans, which came to an end with his own dead. |
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[97.4] Proconsul Marcus Lucullus subdued Thrace. |
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[97.5] Lucius Lucullus successfully fought against Mithridates in Pontus. More than 60,000 enemies were killed. |
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[97.6] [70] Marcus Crassus and Gnaeus Pompey were made consuls (Pompey after a special senatorial decree, because he had not occupied the quaestorship and was still a Roman knight), and reconstituted the tribunicial powers. |
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[97.7] Furthermore, praetor Marcus Aurelius Cotta transferred control of the law courts to the Roman knights. |
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[97.8] His desperate position forced Mithridates to flee to king Tigranes of Armenia. |
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