Aulus Manlius Vulso ( 194–177 BC) was a Roman senator. From 194 to 192 BC, he was member of a board assigned to colonize the area around Thurii and

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. He may have served as suffect praetor in 189 BC, and was elected consul for 178 BC. As consul, he was assigned to govern

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. He invaded

Istria Istria ( ; Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian, Italian language, Italian and Venetian language, Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the larges ...

and defeated the Istri, suffering some initial setbacks. His command and that of his colleague,

Marcus Junius Brutus Marcus Junius Brutus (; ; 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC), often referred to simply as Brutus, was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by a relative, he used the name Quintus Serv ...

, were prorogued to the following year, and they quarreled with the succeeding consul Gaius Claudius Pulcher, who then took over command of their troops.

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