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Quintus Valerius Orca (fl. 50s–40s BC) was a Roman praetor, a governor of the Roman province of Africa, and a commanding officer under Julius Caesar in the civil war against Pompeius Magnus and the senatorial elite. The main sources for Orca's life are letters written to him by Cicero and passages in Caesar's Bellum Civile.

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Quintus Valerius Orca

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Quintus Valerius Orca (fl. 50s–40s BC) was a Roman praetor, a governor of the Roman province of Africa, and a commanding officer under Julius Caesar in...

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Quintus Valerius Soranus

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Quintus Valerius Soranus (born between c. 140–130 BC, died 82 BC) was a Latin poet, grammarian, and tribune of the people in the Late Roman Republic. He...

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Valeria gens

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BC. Quintus Valerius Orca, praetor in 57 BC, and subsequently proconsul of Africa. He served under Caesar during the Civil War. Lucius Valerius Praeconinus...

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Aurelia gens

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legate, Quintus Valerius Orca. Marcus Aurelius M. f. M. n. Cotta, probably a son of the propraetor Marcus, adopted a son of Marcus Valerius Messalla...

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List of ancient Romans

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historian Publius Valerius Poplicola - early consul Lucius Valerius Potitus - three consuls Quintus Valerius Soranus - scholar Quintus Valerius Orca - praetor...

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Saburra

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and Africa, so he dispatched two of his legates, 1 legion under Quintus Valerius Orca to Sardinia and another 2 under Gaius Scribonius Curio to Sicily...

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Cuspia gens

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Cicero indulged him by recommending a number of his friends to Quintus Valerius Orca, proconsul of Africa in 45 BC. Cuspius Fadus, an eques during the...

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Siege of Brundisium

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Curio was sent to Sicily in order to secure the grain supply, while Quintus Valerius Orca was sent to occupy Sardinia. Publius Licinius Crassus, son of Caesar's...

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List of Roman governors of Africa

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Rufus (62–60/59 BC) T. Vettius, cognomen possibly Sabinus (58–57 BC) Q. Valerius Orca (56 BC) uncertain 56–53/52 P. Attius Varus (52 BC and probably earlier;...

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Battle of the Aegates

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Romans were under the overall authority of Gaius Lutatius Catulus, but Quintus Valerius Falto commanded during the battle. It was the final and deciding battle...

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Toys and games in ancient Rome

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nut-games existed in Ancient Rome. The Romans called one variation of this game “orca,” meaning "vase," as the nuts were tossed into a narrow jar. Lucius Verus...

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Gnaeus Julius Agricola

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Roman rule. In 71, Bolanus was replaced by a more aggressive governor, Quintus Petillius Cerialis, and Agricola was able to display his talents as a commander...

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Roman commerce

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Statius Suetonius Symmachus Tacitus Terence Tertullian Tibullus Valerius Antias Valerius Maximus Varro Velleius Paterculus Verrius Flaccus Vergil Vitruvius...

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Roman navy

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engaged in the First Macedonian War, when, in 214 BC, a fleet under Marcus Valerius Laevinus had successfully thwarted Philip V from invading Illyria with...

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