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Cottius

King of the Ligures

PersonhumanQ1053754

Born: 60 BCE
Died: 10
Citizenship: Ancient Rome

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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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Cottian Alpsmountain range in the South-Western part of the Alps

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Sex or gender: male
Father: Donnus
Praenomen: Marcus
Nomen gentilicium: Julius
Cognomen: Cottius
Gens: Julia gens
Time period: High Roman Empire

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