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About Marcus Aurelius Cotta
Marcus Aurelius Cotta was a Roman politician and general who was consul in 74 BC. He was posted to Bithynia with a Roman fleet as part of the Third Mithridatic War. He was defeated by King Mithridates VI of Pontus. Rescued by his fellow consul, he reduced the Pontic coast and captured the city of Heraclea after a two-year siege. Returning to Rome in 70 BC, Cotta was acclaimed for his victory. However, around 67 BC he was convicted of the misappropriation of war booty and expelled from the Senate, a signal mark of disgrace.
Everything about Marcus Aurelius Cotta →- Occupation
- politician, military personnel
- Position held
- ancient Roman senator, Roman consul
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Born
- 120 BC
- Died
- 100 BC