Faustus Cornelius Sulla (Suffect Consul)

Herausgegeben:Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Faustus Cornelius Sulla (49 BC-9) was a Roman Republic general and consul. The eldest son of the notable Faustus Cornelius Sulla by his wife Pompeia Magna daughter of Pompey and a was general of the Legio XVI Gallica and consul under the Principitate of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. Young Faustus Sulla was also the eldest grandson of the Dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix. He was born in Arrentium in 49 BC. Due to his ancestry, Faustus Sulla was in a strong position to succeed in the world of Roman politics. Although his father had supported Pompey in the Civil War, his uncle, the great General Barbatus Cornelius Sulla Albinus was one of Octavian''s most loyal adherents, and was instrumental in the Battle of Actium. As the ward of Barbatus, young Faustus was favoured by the Augustan court. From his youth, he was a close friend to the imperial stepson Tiberius Claudius Nero, and served as his legate in Germania. Sulla was a natural soldier and, after his stint as Praetor, was given command of the prestigious XVI Legion stationed in Illyrica.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786131697784
• ISBN-10: 6131697787
• Artikelnr.: 29818537