Lucius Cornelius Sisenna
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Lucius Cornelius Sisenna (ca. 120 BC – 67 BC) was a Roman soldier, historian, and annalist
Annalists
Annalists , is the name given to a class of writers on Roman history, the period of whose literary activity lasted from the time of the Second Punic War to that of Sulla...

. He was killed in action during Pompey
Pompey
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey or Pompey the Great , was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic...

's campaign against pirates after the Third Mithridatic War
Third Mithridatic War
The Third Mithridatic War was the last and longest of three Mithridatic Wars fought between Mithridates VI of Pontus and his allies and the Roman Republic...

. Sisenna had been commander of the forces on the coast of Greece.

He was the author of a history in twenty-three books, all of which have been lost, save a few fragments. Sallust
Sallust
Gaius Sallustius Crispus, generally known simply as Sallust , a Roman historian, belonged to a well-known plebeian family, and was born at Amiternum in the country of the Sabines...

 is said to have begun historical work as a continuation of Sisenna's.

Sisenna also translated a collection erotic and picaresque tales by Aristides of Miletus entitled Milesiae fabulae, which was said to have served as a model for Petronius
Petronius
Gaius Petronius Arbiter was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian age.-Life:...

' Satyricon.
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