Lucullan
Lucullan describes things related to or created by people named Lucullus, most notably Lucullus (Lucius Licinius Lucullus, 118 BC–57/56 BC), Optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, consul (74 BC) and a general in the Third Mithridatic War. Due to the amount of treasure he returned to Rome, "Lucullan" is sometimes used as an adjective to signify lavishness.
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Places
- Horti Lucullani or Gardens of Lucullus, laid out by Lucullus (118 BC–57/56 BC)
Marbles
- Lucullan, a variety of Marble colored black by the inclusion of carbonaceous material,[1] used by Lucullus[2]
- "supposed to have been brought from Meroe in Abyssinia; it sometimes showed small spots and veining of white, but the best quality was pure black."[3]
Popular culture
See also
- Licinia (gens)
- Licinius Lucullus, a list for men of the family Licinii Luculli
- Lucullus (disambiguation)
References
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- associate-jacob-kong. "Annual report of the State Mineralogist for the year ending ... : California State Mining Bureau : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- "GemRocks: Marble, Limestone, Dolostone". Stoneplus.cst.cmich.edu. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- "Lucullan marble | MCID". Mcid.mcah.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ), Pliny (the Elder (1857). "The Natural History of Pliny - Pliny (the Elder.) - Google Books". Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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- "Africano marble - CAMEO". Cameo.mfa.org. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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