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The first was a '' Novus Homo '' who became Consul in 151 BC . He was imprisoned by the Tribune s for attempting to enforce a troop levy too harshly. Upon reaching Spain , he was disappointed to find that the Celtiberian s had made peace, and attacked the Vaccaei and Cauci , massacring the second after having made an agreement with them.

His grandson was the famous Lucullus of Plutarch 's biography.

For other men named Lucius Licinius Lucullus, see Licinius (gens) .