Lucius Junius (C. f. C. n.) Pullus (died 249 or 248 BCE) was a politician and general of the

Roman Republic The Roman Republic ( ) was the era of Ancient Rome, classical Roman civilisation beginning with Overthrow of the Roman monarchy, the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establis ...

. He was

consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states thro ...

in 249 BCE together with Publius Claudius Pulcher. He and his consular colleague fought in the ongoing

First Punic War The First Punic War (264–241 BC) was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the early 3rd century BC. For 23 years, in the longest continuous conflict and grea ...

. After the disastrous defeat of Publius Claudius Pulcher's fleet at the

Battle of Drepana The naval Battle of Drepana (or Drepanum) took place in 249 BC during the First Punic War near Drepana (modern Trapani) in western Sicily, between a Carthaginian fleet under Adherbal and a Roman fleet commanded by Publius Claudius Pulch ...

, where his fleet was almost completely destroyed by the

Carthaginian The term Carthaginian ( ) usually refers to the civilisation of ancient Carthage. It may also refer to: * Punic people, the Semitic-speaking people of Carthage * Punic language The Punic language, also called Phoenicio-Punic or Carthaginian, i ...

navy, Pulcher was recalled to Rome and fined for his incompetence. Subsequently, Pullus' own fleet was also destroyed by a storm and harassment by Carthaginian vessels. According to the chronicles, his dismay at losing the fleet led Lucius Junius Pullus to take his own life rather than returning to Rome in shame as his colleague had done.

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i. 52-55;

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Frag. XXIV. 1; Eutropius ii. 15. S. 26,

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iv. 10;

Valerius Maximus Valerius Maximus () was a 1st-century Latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes: ' ("Nine books of memorable deeds and sayings", also known as ''De factis dictisque memorabilibus'' or ''Facta et dicta memorabilia''). He worke ...

I. 4. § 3;

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 ...

''de Div''. i. 16, ii. 8, 33, ''de Nat. Deor''. ii. 3;

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''Die Nat''. 17.

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* The information on this page was translated from its Spanish equivalent. Junius Pullus, Lucius 3rd-century BC Roman consuls Roman commanders of the First Punic War Ancient Roman generals Pullus, Lucius Year of birth unknown {{AncientRome-politician-stub

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