Lucius Licinius Lucullus (s; 118 – 57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. In the culmination of over twenty years of almost continuous military and government service, he became the main conqueror of the eastern kingdoms in the course of the Third Mithridatic War, exhibitin... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucullus
The Roman commander Lucius Licinius Lucullus (117-57 BC) was a praetor, administrator of the province of North Africa and consul. In the third Mithridian war he was commander from 74 to 72 BC and was then replaced by Pompey (106-48 BC). From this campaign he took cherry trees from Asia Minor to Rome and thus introduced this fruit, which was un... Found on https://glossary.wein.plus/lucullus