Aulus Allienus was the name of two ancient Romans who lived roughly around the 1st century BC, and who may have been the same person: *Aulus Allienus was a politician and general of ancient Rome. He was a friend of

Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises tha ...

's, who spoke of him in high terms. He was the

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of Cicero's brother

Quintus Tullius Cicero Quintus Tullius Cicero ( , ; 102 BC – 43 BC) was a Roman statesman and military leader, as well as the younger brother of Marcus Tullius Cicero. He was born into a family of the equestrian order, as the son of a wealthy landowner in Arpinum, so ...

in the Roman province of

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in 60 BC, and

praetor ''Praetor'' ( , ), also ''pretor'', was the title granted by the government of ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i) the commander of an army, and (ii) as an elected ''magistratus'' (magistrate), assigned to disch ...

in 49. In the following year, he had the province of

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, and sent to

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...

, who was then in the province of

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, a large body of troops. He continued in Sicilia until 47, and received the title of

proconsul A proconsul was an official of ancient Rome who acted on behalf of a Roman consul, consul. A proconsul was typically a former consul. The term is also used in recent history for officials with delegated authority. In the Roman Republic, military ...

. Two of Cicero's letters are addressed to him. His name occurs on a coin, which has on one side C. CAES. IMP. COS. ITER., and on the other A. ALLIENVS PROCOS. *Aulus Allienus was a Roman politician who in 43 BC was sent by the general Publius Cornelius Dolabella to bring to him the legions which were in the Roman province of

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. On his return from Egypt with four legions, he was surprised by Cassius Longinus in

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, who was at the head of eight legions. As he was outnumbered, Allienus joined Cassius.Cassius, ap. Cic. ''ad Fam.'' xii. 11, 12 This Allienus may be the same person as the one listed above.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Allienus, Aulus 1st-century BC Romans Roman legates Roman Republican praetors Ancient Roman proconsuls Correspondents of Cicero

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