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Lucius Marcius Philippus

141 BC - 73 BC

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Lucius Marcius Philippus (c. 141 – c. 73 BC) was a Roman orator and an important politician of the late Roman Republic. His strenuous opposition to the reforms of Marcus Livius Drusus during his consulship of 91 BC was instrumental in the outbreak of the disastrous Bellum Italicum, the Social War. He did well under the Marian government during the mid-80s BC, holding the high office of censor in 86 BC. However, he took advantage of the political amnesty offered by Sulla during the civil war of 83 BC and changed sides, along with other Marians of later importance, such as Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (cos. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lucius Marcius Philippus has received more than 6,146 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Lucius Marcius Philippus is the 13,004th most popular politician (down from 11,894th in 2019), the 3,241st most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,971st in 2019) and the 807th most popular Italian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lucius Marcius Philippus ranks 13,004 out of 19,576. Before him are Ólafur Thors, Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas, Ducetius, Georgi Atanasov, Heinrich Lammasch, and Dragan Tomić. After him are Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, William Gopallawa, Suchinda Kraprayoon, Dénes Berinkey, Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, and James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 141 BC, Lucius Marcius Philippus ranks 3. Before him are Antiochus VIII Grypus, and Tryphaena.  Among people deceased in 73 BC, Lucius Marcius Philippus ranks 2. Before him is Gaius Aurelius Cotta. After him is Li Ling.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lucius Marcius Philippus ranks 3,241 out of 5,161. Before him are Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela (1781), Gianni Amelio (1945), Romanino (1485), Pino Daniele (1955), Piero Tosi (1927), and Cecco Angiolieri (1260). After him are Dino Bruni (1932), Nora Gregor (1901), Mario Zenari (1946), Ugo Cerletti (1877), Giovanni Brunero (1895), and Frederick, Margrave of Tuscany (1040).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Lucius Marcius Philippus ranks 807. Before him are Andrea Costa (1851), Bertuccio Valier (1596), Guido Gonzaga (1290), Publius Servilius Casca (-84), Michele Morosini (1308), and Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela (1781). After him are Guaimar IV of Salerno (1013), Hieronymus of Syracuse (-231), Alahis (700), Marcus Vinicius (null), Pierluigi Martini (1961), and Gaius Marcius Rutilus (-350).

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