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Gaius Scribonius Curio

90 BC - 49 BC

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Gaius Scribonius Curio (c. 84 BC – 49 BC) a Roman politician in the late republic. He is best known for his support of Julius Caesar prior to and during Caesar's civil war. His support, possibly secured by a massive bribe, was instrumental in the brinksmanship of the crisis in 50–49 BC that precipitated the war. In the first year of the war, he led Caesarian troops to Sicily and then to Africa, where he was killed in battle. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Gaius Scribonius Curio is the 5,163rd most popular politician (up from 5,182nd in 2024). (up from 731st in 2019)

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Among politicians, Gaius Scribonius Curio ranks 5,163 out of 19,576Before him are Fikret Abdić, Bu Bing, Rafael Caldera, Emperor An of Han, Utu-hengal, and Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick. After him are Emperor Guangzong of Song, Agis II, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde, and Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans.

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Among people born in 90 BC, Gaius Scribonius Curio ranks 9Before him are Anna the Prophetess, Publius Clodius Pulcher, Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus, Pompeia, Phraates IV, and Trebonius. After him are Aulus Hirtius, Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, Gaius Antonius Hybrida, and Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia. Among people deceased in 49 BC, Gaius Scribonius Curio ranks 3Before him are Aristobulus II, and Emperor Xuan of Han. After him is Alexander of Judaea.

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