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Lucius Calpurnius Bestia

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Author: Gaius Sallustius Crispus

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also: L. Calpurnius Bestia, Calpurnius, L. Bestia

Lucius Calpurnius Bestia, consul of 111 BC and first Roman commander against Jugurtha; able but greedy, he was bribed into a sham surrender and peace.

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The Jugurthine War §27 Lucius Calpurnius Bestia
Consul of 111 BC and Rome's first commander against Jugurtha; able but greedy, he was bribed into a sham surrender.

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