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Lucius Flavius Silva

40 - 81

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Lucius Flavius Silva Nonius Bassus was a late-1st-century Roman general, governor of the province of Iudaea and consul. Silva was the commander of the army, composed mainly of the Legio X Fretensis, in 72 AD that laid siege to the near-impregnable mountain fortress of Masada, occupied by a group of Jewish rebels dubbed the Sicarii by Flavius himself. The siege ended in 73 AD with Silva's forces breaching the defenses of the Masada plateau and the mass suicide of the Sicarii, who preferred death to defeat or capture. Silva's actions are documented by 1st-century Jewish-Roman historian Josephus, the remains of a 1st-century Roman victory arch identified in Jerusalem in 2005, and the extensive earthworks at the Masada site, a monument to the high-water mark of Roman siege warfare. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lucius Flavius Silva is the 1,331st most popular military personnel (down from 1,072nd in 2019), the 2,794th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,383rd in 2019) and the 47th most popular Italian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Lucius Flavius Silva ranks 1,331 out of 2,058. Before him are Hugo Österman, Anton Haus, John Burgoyne, Nam Il, Jānis Balodis, and Lodewijk van Heiden. After him are John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, Rolf Carls, Quintus Fufius Calenus, Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, and Godfrid, Duke of Frisia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 40, Lucius Flavius Silva ranks 9. Before him are Statius, Martial, Claudia Octavia, Dio Chrysostom, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, and Lucius Licinius Sura.  Among people deceased in 81, Lucius Flavius Silva ranks 2. Before him is Titus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lucius Flavius Silva ranks 2,794 out of 5,161. Before him are Marietta Alboni (1823), Eusebio Kino (1645), Festus (390), Giuseppe Abbati (1836), Salvatore Sciarrino (1947), and Vincenzo Camuccini (1771). After him are Attilio Pavesi (1910), Giorgio Biandrata (1515), Leonora Dori (1568), Mario Camerini (1895), Vespasiano I Gonzaga (1531), and Gabry Ponte (1973).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Italy

Among military personnels born in Italy, Lucius Flavius Silva ranks 47. Before him are Oreste Baratieri (1841), Viktor Dankl von Krasnik (1854), Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (1915), Matteo I Visconti (1250), Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa (1920), and Marcus Fulvius Nobilior (-300). After him are Gisulf I of Friuli (600), Angelo Iachino (1889), Inigo Campioni (1878), Vittorio Ambrosio (1879), and Benedetto I Zaccaria (1240).

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