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Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus
Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus
(c. 116 – soon after 56 BC), younger brother of the more famous
Lucius Licinius Lucullus
, was a supporter of
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
and
consul
of
ancient Rome
in 73 BC. As
proconsul
of
Macedonia
in 72 BC, he defeated the
Bessi
in
Thrace
and advanced to the
Danube
and the west coast of the
Black Sea
. In addition, he was marginally involved in the
Third Servile War
(a.k.a.
Spartacus' War
).
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