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Quintus Valerius Soranus

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Tribune of the plebs in 82 BC executed for having spoken Rome's secret name out loud

PoliticiansLived 150 BC to 82 BC · aged 68
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Quintus Valerius Soranus was a Latin poet, grammarian, and tribune of the people in the Late Roman Republic. He was executed in 82 BC while Sulla was dictator, ostensibly for violating a religious prohibition against speaking the arcane name of Rome, but more likely for political reasons.

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Valerius Soranus was admired for his learning by Cicero (depicted anachronistically in a 16th-century edition of his letters)Valerius Soranus was admired for his learning by Cicero (depicted anachronistically in a 16th-century edition of his letters)

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Quintus Valerius Soranus was a Latin poet, grammarian, and tribune of the people in the Late Roman Republic. He was executed in 82 BC while Sulla was dictator, ostensibly for violating a religious prohibition against speaking the arcane name of Rome, but more likely for political reasons. The cognomen Soranus is a toponym indicating that he was from Sora.

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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 150 BC to 82 BC · aged 68
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6 languages

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