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Mallius
(209 words)

Roman gens name (in manuscripts commonly confused with Manlius and Manilius).

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[1] M. Maximus, Cn. Homo novus, consul in 105 BC

Homo novus (Cic. Planc. 12), praetor at the latest in 108 BC, consul in 105 together with P. Rutilius Rufus. The war against the Cimbrians ( Cimbri) in the Rhone area was assigned to him. Because his predecessor, proconsul Q. Servilius Caepio, did not want to obey his supreme command and provoked the Cimbrians to attack, their two …

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Elvers, Karl-Ludwig (Bochum), “Mallius”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e719710>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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