Marc Lamponius

Mark Lamonius ( Latin Marcus Lamponius ; died in 82 BC) is an Italian military leader.

Marc Lamponius was a Lucanian. When the Italians rebelled against Rome (91–90 BC), he became one of the “general leaders with unlimited power over the entire allied army” ^[1] . In 90 BC e. he defeated Publius Licinius Crassus under Grument, and the latter lost eight thousand people killed ^[2] . In 89, Avl Gabinius, who had won a series of victories over the Lucans before, died during the storming of their camp ^[3] , so that Lamponius retained control of all Lucania and Brutius until the end of the war and even tried to occupy Regius.

The next mention of Lamponia dates back to the time of the civil war in Rome . In it, Lamponius, together with Pontius Telezin, joined the Marian party, while pursuing his own goals - to avenge Rome for the defeat of the Italians. According to Flora , Lamponius and Pontius sacked Etruria and Campania in a way that even Pierre and Hannibal did not do in their time ^[4] .

Gathering a 70,000-strong army, three Italian leaders (Telezin, Lamponius and Gutta ) moved to Prenesta's aid, where the Sullans besieged Guy Maria the Younger , but Sulla took the only mountain pass on the way, and the offensive failed ^[5] (82 BC). e.). In October of the same year, they made another breakthrough attempt, commanding a 40,000th army, but, being between two enemy commanders, changed direction and went to Rome ^[6] together with the remnants of Carbon’s army. In the battle at the Collins Gate, the anti-Sullan coalition was completely defeated ^[7] . Lamponius fled the battlefield ^[8] . Sources are silent about his fate.