Lucius Junius Brutus Damasippus was urban praetor in 82 BC during
Sulla's civil war
Sulla's civil war was fought between the Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla and his opponents, the Cinna-Marius faction (usually called the Marians or the Cinnans after their former leaders Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Cinna), in the ye ...
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Pompey
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a leading Roman general and statesman. He played a significant role in the transformation of ...
joined the Sullans in 83 BC, Brutus was one of the three commanders sent against him. In an unnamed battle, the first of Pompey's career, Brutus was defeated.
After the
younger Marius' defeat at
Sacriportus and retreat to Praeneste in 82 BC, he had Damasippus assemble the
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
and purge it of suspected Sullan sympathisers, leading to the death of four senators. He then joined consul
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo (c. 129 – 82 BC) was thrice consul of the Roman Republic in 85, 84, and 82 BC. He was the head of the Marianists after the death of Cinna in 84 and led the resistance to Sulla during the civil war. He was proscribed by Su ...
in Etruria and attempted to relieve the younger Marius at Praeneste. Sulla had Damasippus killed at the
Battle of the Colline Gate
The Battle of the Colline Gate, fought on 1 November 82 BC, was the decisive battle of the civil war between Lucius Cornelius Sulla and the Marians, notably led by Carrinas and Damasippus. A large part of the Marians' forces were made of Ital ...
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Ancient Roman generals
1st-century BC Romans
Junii Bruti
1st-century BC Roman praetors