Murena

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Murena, the name of a Roman plebeian family from Lanuvium, belonging to the Licinian gens, said to be derived from the fondness of one of the family for lampreys (murenae).

The principal members of the family were Lucius Licinius Murena, who was defeated by Mithridates in Asia in 81 BC, and his son Lucius Licinius Murena, who was defended by Cicero in 62 BC against a charge of bribery (Cic. Pro Murena).

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