Gaius Sulpicius Gallus
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Gaius Sulpicius Gallus
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Gaius Sulpicius Gallus or Galus was a general, statesman and orator of the Roman Republic. In 169 BC, he served as praetor urbanus. Under Lucius Aemilius Paulus, his intimate friend, he commanded the 2nd legion in the campaign against Perseus, king of Macedonia, and gained great reputation for having predicted a lunar eclipse on the night before the Battle of Pydna. On his return from Macedonia he was elected consul, and in the same year reduced the Ligurians to submission. In 164 BC he was sent
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Roman consul (166 BC)
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