Lucius Appuleius

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Lucius Appuleius (fl. 4th century BCE) was a man of ancient Rome who served as Tribune of the Plebs in 391 BCE. He impeached Marcus Furius Camillus for having secreted part of the spoils of war against the rival Etrurian city of Veii in 406. [1] [2]

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PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Smith, William (1870). "Appuleius, Lucius". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . Vol. 1. p. 248.