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Titus Vettius
Titus Minucius Vettius was a Roman Knight (''Eques'') who led a minor and unsuccessful slave revolt in Campania in 104 BC. The revolt was quickly crushed by a Roman force led by Lucius Licinius Lucullus (praetor 104 BC), Lucius Licinius Lucullus. Upon the defeat of his army, Vettius committed suicide to avoid capture.Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, Book 36, ch.2 References 2nd-century BC Romans Suicides in Ancient Rome {{AncientRome-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campania
Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the island of Capri. The capital of the Campania region is Naples. As of 2018, the region had a population of around 5,820,000 people, making it Italy's third most populous region, and, with an area of , its most densely populated region. Based on its Gross domestic product, GDP, Campania is also the most economically productive region in southern Italy List of Italian regions by GDP, and the 7th most productive in the whole country. Naples' urban area, which is in Campania, is the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth most populous in the European Union. The region is home to 10 of the 58 List of World Heritage Sites in Italy, UNESCO sites in Italy, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, the Royal Palace of Caserta, the Amalfi Coast and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Licinius Lucullus (praetor 104 BC)
Lucius Licinius Lucullus (born c. 144 BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic, being the son of Lucius Licinius Lucullus (consul 151 BC). He did not, however, achieve the political success of his father and failed to hold the consulship, reaching only the position of praetor in 104 BC. During his praetorship he first successfully put down a minor slave revolt in Campania (the Vettian Revolt) before being sent to take command in Sicily during the Second Servile War.Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, Book 36 He was later relieved of his command and prosecuted for embezzlement upon his recall to Rome. Being convicted, he was banished from the city and lived the remainder of his life in exile. He is the father of the more famous Lucius Licinius Lucullus, who defeated Mithridates and Tigranes in the Third Mithridatic War. Family The first recorded Lucullus is an L. Licinius Lucullus who held the junior magistracy of Curule Aedile in 202 BC, and his descendants were to play a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
