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Cottius

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King of the Ligures

Lived 60 BC to AD 10 · aged 69
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Marcus Julius Cottius was King of the Celtic and Ligurian inhabitants of the mountainous Roman province then known as Alpes Taurinae and now as the Cottian Alps early in the 1st century BC.

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Susa, Piedmont, Italy, capital of the Kingdom of Marcus Julius CottiusSusa, Piedmont, Italy, capital of the Kingdom of Marcus Julius CottiusArch of Augustus, Susa, ItalyArch of Augustus, Susa, ItalyThe Alpes Cottiae, now known as the Cottian Alps, previously a Roman ProvinceThe Alpes Cottiae, now known as the Cottian Alps, previously a Roman Province

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Marcus Julius Cottius was King of the Celtic and Ligurian inhabitants of the mountainous Roman province then known as Alpes Taurinae and now as the Cottian Alps early in the 1st century BC. Son and successor to King Donnus, he negotiated a dependent status with Emperor Augustus that preserved considerable autonomy for his country, making him a Roman governor, and adopted Roman citizenship.

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Lived 60 BC to AD 10 · aged 69
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