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Lucius Appuleius Saturninus

131 BCE–101 BCE

Lucius Appuleius Saturninus was a Roman popularis politician and tribune in the late second century BC. His alliance with Marius, land legislation and violent methods made him a key figure in the escalating conflict of late Republican politics.

Lucius Appuleius Saturninus also held the offices or ranks of tribune of the plebs and triumvir monetalis. Lucius Appuleius Saturninus belonged to the Appuleii Saturnini and operated within Ancient Rome. Lucius Appuleius Saturninus was born in Ancient Rome.

In Vincent B. Davis II’s Bodies in the Tiber, The external danger has receded, but the city is unstable: Marius is at the height of his prestige, Saturninus and Glaucia are using popular politics aggressively, and senatorial opposition is ready to answer street pressure with force.

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The Sertorius Scrolls in Order

by Vincent B. Davis II 7 books 4.4(19,019)

The Sertorius Scrolls follow Quintus Sertorius through the late Roman Republic, beginning with his youth and military service before moving into the crises of Marius, Sulla, the Social War and civil conflict. The series is strongest for readers interested in the generation before Caesar, when Roman politics was…

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