ɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən bˌiːsˈiː, hiː sˈɜːvd æz lˈɛɡeɪt tə ðə kˈɑːnsəl, lˈuːʃəs kˈæsɪəs lˈɔŋɡɪnəs, hˌuː wʌz sˈɛnt ˌɪntʊ ɡˈɔːl tʊ əpˈoʊz ðə sˈɪmbɹi ænd ðɛɹ ˈælaɪz, ænd hiː fˈɛl təɡˌɛðɚ wɪððə kˈɑːnsəl ɪnðə bˈæɾəl, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɑːɹmi wʌz ˈʌɾɚli dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd baɪ ðə tˌɪɡjʊɹɹˈiːni ɪnðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ʌvðɪ ˈæləbɹˌoʊdʒᵻz.
In 107 BC, he served as legate to the consul, Lucius Cassius Longinus, who was sent into Gaul to oppose the Cimbri and their allies, and he fell together with the consul in the battle, in which the Roman army was utterly defeated by the Tigurini in the territory of the Allobroges.