Lucius Valerius Flaccus (suffect Consul 86 BC)
Lucius Valerius Flaccus (d. 85 BC) was the suffect consul who completed the term of Gaius Marius in 86 BC. He was sent as governor in that year to the Roman province of Asia, but was murdered in a mutiny by Fimbria during the turmoil of the Sullan civil wars and the Mithridatic Wars.
Flaccus is also known for the Lex Valeria de aere alieno, his legislation on debt reform during the Roman economic crisis of the 80s BC.
Read more about Lucius Valerius Flaccus (suffect Consul 86 BC): Family, Life and Career, Mutiny and Murder, Effect On Civil War, Selected Bibliography
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