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Marcus Aurelius Cotta

150 BC - 100 BC

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Marcus Aurelius Cotta was a Roman politician and general who was consul in 74 BC. He was posted to Bithynia with a Roman fleet as part of the Third Mithridatic War. He was defeated by King Mithridates VI of Pontus. Rescued by his fellow consul, he reduced the Pontic coast and captured the city of Heraclea after a two-year siege. Returning to Rome in 70 BC, Cotta was acclaimed for his victory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcus Aurelius Cotta is the 12,727th most popular politician (down from 12,711th in 2019), the 3,133rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,179th in 2019) and the 775th most popular Italian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marcus Aurelius Cotta ranks 12,727 out of 19,576. Before him are Jaume Bartumeu, Sanford B. Dole, Sándor Wekerle, Dénes Berinkey, Giulio Cesare Polerio, and Herman V, Margrave of Baden-Baden. After him are Siaka Stevens, Prince Toneri, Abu Zakariya Yahya, Tom Thabane, Patriarch Miron of Romania, and Ludovic Orban.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150 BC, Marcus Aurelius Cotta ranks 39. Before him are Lucius Afranius, Apollodorus the Epicurean, Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Artaxias I of Iberia, Gaius Hostilius Mancinus, and Decimus Junius Silanus. After him are Lucius Marcius Philippus, Lucius Opimius, Appius Claudius Pulcher, Manius Aquillius, Laodice V, and Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla. Among people deceased in 100 BC, Marcus Aurelius Cotta ranks 37. Before him are Commius, Geminus, Valerius Antias, Andronicus of Cyrrhus, Castor of Rhodes, and Lucius Aurelius Cotta. After him are Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius, Eudoxus of Cyzicus, Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus, and Darius of Pontus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Marcus Aurelius Cotta ranks 3,134 out of 5,161. Before him are Vittorio Ambrosio (1879), Marcus Plautius Silvanus (null), Clyde Geronimi (1901), Francesco Loredan (1685), Francesco Sabatini (1721), and Giulio Cesare Polerio (1548). After him are Ranieri de' Calzabigi (1714), Vannoccio Biringuccio (1480), Giacomo Ceruti (1698), Francesco Faà di Bruno (1825), Tommaso Tittoni (1855), and Antonio Di Pietro (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Marcus Aurelius Cotta ranks 775. Before him are Gaius Fabricius Luscinus (-250), Orio Mastropiero (1150), Lorenzo Celsi (1310), Marcus Plautius Silvanus (null), Francesco Loredan (1685), and Giulio Cesare Polerio (1548). After him are Tommaso Tittoni (1855), Antonio Di Pietro (1950), Quintus Marcius Philippus (-229), Sempronia (-200), Lucius Marcius Philippus (-141), and Nilde Iotti (1920).

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