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Gaius Sulpicius Gallus

300 BC - 260 BC

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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 (168 BC). On his return from Macedonia he was elected consul (166 BC), and in the same year reduced the Ligurians to submission. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Sulpicius Gallus is the 1,370th most popular military personnel (down from 1,306th in 2019). (down from 2,426th in 2019)

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Among military personnels, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus ranks 1,370 out of 2,058Before him are Nicanor, Oskar Kummetz, Sergei Shtemenko, Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency, José Enrique Varela, and Theodore Van Kirk. After him are Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, Brice Oligui Nguema, Andrés Avelino Cáceres, Franz Bäke, Ecaterina Teodoroiu, and Akashi Motojiro.

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Among people born in 300 BC, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus ranks 62Before him are Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, Publius Sulpicius Galba Maximus, Antipater of Tarsus, Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia, Lucius Cincius Alimentus, and Marcus Livius Salinator. After him are Eudamidas III, Publius Cornelius Cethegus, Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus, Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Quintus Mucius Scaevola, and Lacydes of Cyrene. Among people deceased in 260 BC, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus ranks 16Before him are Laodice I, Timocharis, Quintus Caecilius Metellus, Ariamnes of Cappadocia, Philochorus, and Marcus Livius Salinator. After him are Publius Cornelius Cethegus, Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Orontes III, Appius Claudius Pulcher, Leonidas of Tarentum, and Lucius Aemilius Papus.

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