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Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus
Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus was a Roman politician and general, younger brother of Lucius Licinius Lucullus, who was consul in 73 BCE. As proconsul of Macedonia in 72–71 BCE he campaigned against the Thracian Bessi and brought the Greek cities of the western Black Sea coast, among them Apollonia, Tomis, Odessos, Mesembria and Callatis, under Roman control, carrying a colossal statue of Apollo to Rome.
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