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Which Roman politician was known as "adulescentulus carnifex"?

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worksafe
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Pompey (Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus)

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompey


Apr 15 2007, 8:23 PM
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That would be Pompey. He earned the nickname adulescentulus carnifex ("teenage butcher") due to his savagery in dealing with the remnant Marians.



link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompey

Apr 15 2007, 8:23 PM
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Now I call that a catchy nickname...

Apr 16 2007, 3:03 AM
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