Lucius Manlius Torquatus | |
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| Praetor | |
| In office January – December 49 BC | |
| Propraetor | |
| In office January 48 – April 46 BC | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 46 BC Hippo Regius, Africa |
| Occupation | Politician, general |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Roman_Military_banner.svg){kind=small} Roman Republic |
| Battles/wars | Caesar's Civil War: |
Lucius Manlius Torquatus (died 46 BC) was a Roman politician and military commander. He was active during the Crisis of the Roman Republic and Caesar's Civil War. He commanded troops at the battles of Oricum, Dyrrhachium and Thapsus. The last of these ended the war, in a defeat for the faction Torquatus supported; he escaped the field, but was captured and killed shortly after. He is portrayed by Cicero in De Finibus as a spokesman advocating Epicurean ethics.