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Lucius Cornelius Balbus
Lucius Cornelius Balbus was a Roman general and proconsul of Africa. In 19 BCE he led a punitive expedition against the Garamantian Empire, capturing fifteen Garamantian settlements including the capital Garama. He received a triumph in Rome, the last ever awarded to a general outside the imperial family.
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