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Lucius Aurelius Orestes (consul 126 BC)

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Lucius Aurelius Orestes was a Roman politician who served as consul of the Roman republic in 126 BC with Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.[1] He had served as praetor some time before 129 BC.[2] After his consulship, he was assigned as proconsul in Sardinia, with Marcus Aemilius Scaurus and Gaius Gracchus as his subordinates.[3] His command in Sardinia was prorogued in 124 BC, which his quaestor and lieutenant Gaius Gracchus responded to by deserting for home to stand for plebeian tribune.[4] After winning victory over the natives, he triumphed in 122 BC.[5]

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  1. ^ Broughton 1951, p. 508.
  2. ^ Broughton 1952, p. 536.
  3. ^ Bates, Richard L (1986). ""Rex in Senatu": a political biography of M Aemilius Scaurus". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 130 (3): 252. ISSN 0003-049X. JSTOR 986827.
  4. ^ Badian 1983, pp. 160, 161. "[Gracchus'] desertion (to give it its proper designation) was bound to have a serious effect on the whole war".
  5. ^ Badian 1983, pp. 160–1; Broughton 1951, p. 518.

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Preceded by Consul of the Roman Republic
126 BC
With: Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Succeeded by
Marcus Plautius Hypsaeus and Marcus Fulvius Flaccus