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'''Murena''' is a name (''[[cognomen]]'') used by a Roman [[plebeian]] family from [[Lanuvium]] belonging to the ''[[Licinia (gens)|gens Licinia]]''. It is supposed to be derived from the fondness of a family member for [[lamprey]]s (''murenae''). |
'''Murena''' is a name (''[[cognomen]]'') used by a Roman [[plebeian]] family from [[Lanuvium]] belonging to the ''[[Licinia (gens)|gens Licinia]]''. It is supposed to be derived from the fondness of a family member for [[lamprey]]s (''murenae''). |
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The most prominent members of the family were [[Lucius Licinius Murena]], who was defended by [[Cicero]] in |
The most prominent members of the family were [[Lucius Licinius Murena]], who was defended by [[Cicero]] in 63 BC against a charge of bribery in the extant speech ''Pro Murena'', and his father of the same name who was defeated by [[Mithridates VI of Pontus|Mithridates]] in [[Asia (Roman province)|Asia]] in 81 BC. |
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Murena is a name (cognomen) used by a Roman plebeian family from Lanuvium belonging to the gens Licinia. It is supposed to be derived from the fondness of a family member for lampreys (murenae).
The most prominent members of the family were Lucius Licinius Murena, who was defended by Cicero in 63 BC against a charge of bribery in the extant speech Pro Murena, and his father of the same name who was defeated by Mithridates in Asia in 81 BC.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Murena". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 34.
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