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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Strabo (search)
us in Egypt, and travelled as far as Syene (p. 816). It is assumed that he must have been a man of mature years when he first visited Rome, but there is nothing which justifies the conjecture of making him eight and thirty at the time of this visit, in order to establish B. C. 66 as the year of his birth. A passage in which Strabo says (p. 568) that he saw P. Servilius Isauricus, has given rise to some discussion. This Servilius defeated the Isauri. whence he got the name Isauricus, between B. C. 77 and 75; and he died at Rome in B. C. 44, at the age of ninety. If Strabo saw this Isauricus, when did he see him ? As the question cannot be satisfactorily answered, it has been assumed that Strabo confounded Isauricus with some other distinguished Roman whom he saw in Asia in his youth, or that he has confounded him with the son P. Servilius Casca, who was also called Isauricus. But it is clear that Strabo means to say that he saw the Isauricus who got his name from the conquest of the Isa
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Surdi'nus (search)
Surdi'nus 1. A person spoken of in the consulship of Main. Aemilius Lepidus, B. C. 77. (V. Max. 7.7.6.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), (search)
M. Terpo'lius tribune of the plebs, B. C. 77, in the consulship of D. Brutus and M. Lepidus. (Cic. Cornel. Frag. 7, p. 453; Ascon. in Cornel. p. 81, ed. Orelli.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Thora'nius (search)
Thora'nius or TORA'NIUS. 1. A legate of Q. Metellus Pius in Spain, was defeated and slain by Sertorius about B. C. 77. He is called Thorius by Florus. (Pint. Sertor. 12 ; Flor. 3.22.6.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), (search)
Tria'rius, Vale'rius 1. L. Valerius Triarius, was quaestor urbanus in B. C. 81 (Cic. Ver. 1.14), and subsequently praetor. He was propraetor in Sardinia in B. C. 77, when he repulsed Lepidus who had fled into that island after his unsuccessful attempt to repeal the laws of Sulla. (Ascon. in Scaur. p. 19, ed. Orelli.) Triarius served under Lucullus as one of his legates in the war against Mithridates, and at first gained considerable distinction by his zeal and activity. [For details, see LUCULLUS, p. 833.] In B. C. 68 Triarius was despatched to the assistance of Fabius, who had been intrusted with the defence of Pontus, while Lucullus invaded Armenia, and who was now attacked by Mithridates with overwhelming numbers. Triarius compelled Mithridates to assume the defensive, and early in the following year he commenced active operations against the Pontic king. Anxious to gain the victory over Mithridates before the arrival of Lucullus. Triarius allowed himself to be attacked at a disadv
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