Senator

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M. Furius Camillus (1)

Marcus Furius Camillus (c.435-365 VC): Roman general and statesman, captured Veii, annexed Tusculum and put an end to the conflict of the orders. He was called the "second founder" of Rome.Preliminary remarks …

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Homo novus

Homo novus ("new man"): Latin indication for the first member of a Roman family to be elected consul.In a society in which ancient families had great privileges, it was quite something when someone without long list of noble ancestors reached…

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Marcus Hordeonius Flaccus

Marcus Hordeonius Flaccus (c.14-69): Roman senator, commander of the Rhine army during the Batavian revolt. His reputation has suffered severely from the biased description of his campaigns in the Rhineland by the Roman historian Tacitus. …

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Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus

Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus (c.155-217): Roman nobleman, husband of the Syrian princess Julia Maesa, father of Julia Soaemias and Julia Mamaea, grandfather of the emperors Heliogabalus (218-222) and Severus Alexander (222-235). …

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