A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

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1. Le Licinius Luculus. was takeird the proceedings of Lucullus, who conI. a.dilen. C.2.tinued in Spain, with the rank of proconsul. (Ap2. L. Licin. Lucullus,
cos. s.c. c15. pian, Hisp. 50-55; Liv. Epit. xlviii; Plin. H. N.
3. L. Licin. I~ucullus, ix. 30. ~ 48.) After wintering in Turdetania, in
pmraeator B.cl. 13 of the spring of 150, he invaded the country of the
L. AletellusCalvus. Lusitanians, at the same time with Ser. Galba;
I4. L icin.. | roiius, -. ~and, according to Appian, shared with the latter:4. L. ~icin.Lucullus, 6. M. Licin. Lucullus, in the guilt of the atrocious acts of perfidy and
Cos.. c. 74, married, coS. B3. c. 73. nam
1. Clodia. 2. Servilia. I cruelty by which he disgraced the Roman name..Trtulla the wife of. L. Licin. LuculusTertullus. the of GALBA, No. 6.] But, more fortunate than his
killed at Philippi, the triumvir. colleague, he escaped even the hazard of a trial on
BcC. 42. his return to Rome. (Appian, Hisp. 55,59, 61).
1. L. LICINIUS LUCULLUS, curule aedile with Q. The war against the Vaccaeans, though prompted
Fulvius in -B. c. 202. He and his colleague distin- chiefly by the avarice of Lucullus, had brought him
guished themselves by the magnificence with which but little booty; but he appears to have, by some
they exhibited the Ludi Romani; but some of the means or other, amassed great wealth during the
scribes and other officials under the aediles were period of his government, a part of which he deconvicted of defrauding the public treasury; and voted to the construction of a temple of Good'
Lucullus himself incurred the suspicion.of having Fortune (Felicitas). It is a very characteristic
connived at their practices. (Liv. xxx. 39.) trait, that having borrowed from L. Mummius some.
2. L. LICINIUS LUCULLUS, the grandfather of of the statues which the latter had brought from
Lucullus, the conqueror of Mithridates, and the Corinth, to adorn this temple for the ceremony of
first of the family who attained to distinction its dedication, he' afterwards refused to restore:
(Plut. Lucull. 1; Cic. Acad. pr. ii. 45), was pro- them, under the plea that they were now conbably a son of the preceding. He was elected secrated to the goddess. (Dion Cass..fragnm. 81;
consul -for the year B.C. 151, together with A. Strab. viii. p. 381.)
Postumius. Albinus, and was appointed to succeed 3. L. LICINIUS L. F. LUCULLUS, son of the preM. Marcellus in the command in Spain. The'war ceding, was praetor in B. c. 103, and was appointed
which'was then going on in that country against by the senate to take the command in Sicily, where'
the Celtiberians appears to have been unpopular at the insurrection of the slaves under Athenion and'
Rome, so that some difficulty was found in raising Tryphon had begun to assume a very formidable
the necessary levies; and the severity with which aspect. He took with him a force of 17,000 men,
these were enforced by Lucullus and his colleague, of which the greater part were regular Roman or
irritated the people and the tribunes to such a de- Italian troops; but though he at first obtained a'
gree, that the latter went so far as to arrest both complete victory in the field, and compelled Try-:
consuls, and to cast them into prison. These dis- phon to shut himself up in the fortress of Triocala,
sensions were. at length terminated by the inter- he failed in reducing that stronghold, and ultimately
vention of the young Scipio Aemilianus, who retreated from before it in an ignominious manner.volunteered his services, and succeeded in reviving (Diod. xxxvi. Excc. Phot. p. 535,:536; Flor. iii.
the military ardour of the populace. (Polyb. xxxv. 19.) After this, whether from incapacity.or cor3, 4; Liv. Epit. xlviii; Appian, Hisp. 49; Oros.' ruption, he effected nothing more, and was soon
iv. 21.) But before the arrival of Lucullus in after replaced by C. Servilius. He is'said to have
Spain, the war with the Celtiberians had been destroyed all his military stores and.brolken up his'
completely terminated by Marcellus, and all tribes camp previous to'. resigning the command'into the
previously in arms had submitted. The.new consul, hands of his successor. (Diod. Ex.'Vat. p. 111.):
however,: greedy both of glory anid plunder, and It was perhaps in revenge for this proceeding, that
finding himself disappointed of his expected foes, on his return to Rome he found himself assailed by
now turned his arms against the Vaccaeans,'a tribe another Servilius with a prosecution for bribery
who had hitherto had no relations with the Roe- and malversation. But whatever may have been
mans, and proceeded to cross the Tagus and invade the motives of the latter, the guilt of Lucullus was
their territories, without any authority from the so manifest that even his -brother-in law, Metellus
senate. His first attacks were directed against Numidicus, declined to appear in his defence; and
the city of Cauca, which was readily induced to he was unanimously condemned and driven into
submit, on terms of capitulation; but these were exile. (Plut. Lwcull. 1; Cic.- Verr.: iv. 666;'Diod.
shamefully violated by Lucullus, who had'no Exc. Phot. p. 536; Aur. Vict. de Vir. Illus=. 62.)1
pooner. made himself master of the town than he 4. L. LICINIUS L. F. L. N. LUCULLUS, celebrated
caused all the inhabitants to be put to the sword, as the conqueror of Mithridates, and'by much the
to the number of near 20,000. From hence he most illustrious of his family~. He was the son of
advanced into the heart of the country, crossed the the preceding and of Caeeilia, the daughter of L..
Douro, and laid siege'to Intercatia, a strong.city Metellus Calvus.'(Plut. Lucuzl. 1-.) [CAECILIA
which for a long time defied his arms, but was at No. 3.] We- have no express mention of the
length induced to submit on favourable terms, the period of his birth or of his age, but Plutarch tells
inviolability.of which was guaranteed to them by us that he was older' than Pompey (Lueull. 36,
Scipio. A subsequent attack upon Pallantia was Pomp. -31); he must therefore' have been' born
wholly unsuccessful; and Lucullus, after suffering before B.. 106, probably at least as early as 109
severely' from hunger, and being hard pressed by or 110, since his younger brother Marcus was old
the enemy, was compelled to recross the Douro, enough to be curule aedile in 79. [See No. 6.J
and' take up his winter-quarters in the south of His first appearance in public life was as:the ac.
Spain. But' notwithstanding this ignominious cuser of the'augur Servilius, who had procured.the
termination.of a war as unwarranted by authority banishment of his father, but had in. his turnm laid
from. Rome as it was unjust in itself, no notice himself open to a c~riminal charge. _This species- of