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20: 311:. Before setting out for his province, Matho was instructed to investigate all reports of poisoning in Italy, an endeavour which occupied him for four months. Valerias Antias states that two thousand people were condemned in the course of the investigation. 468:, was the wife of Macro and the mistress of Caligula. Although Macro was said to have murdered Tiberius in order to bring Caligula to the throne, the new emperor had him and Ennia put to death, so that he would not be under obligation to them. 1089: 741: 392:
Naevius Pollio, an extremely tall man, whom Cicero is said to have described as being a foot taller than the tallest man who ever lived. A similar description was given by Pliny the Elder.
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Other sources assign this accusation to Quintus Petillius, and his cousin, Quintus Petillius Spurinus, tribunes of the plebs in 187 BC.
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Thus according to Columella; this description is not contained in any of Cicero's surviving works, but presumably was in the lost
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Broughton (vol. II, p. 72) believes that the prefect, only named Balbus by Plutarch, belonged to the gens Octavia.
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word for a birthmark, were pronounced similarly, and a number of other Latin words could be spelled with either
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appointed in 168 BC to resolve a dispute over the lands claimed by the inhabitants of
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is thought to mean "polisher", and to refer to the occupation of polishing arms.
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Oratorum Romanorum Fragmenta ab Appio inde Caeco usque ad Q. Aurelium Symmachum
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probably described someone who was deaf, hard of hearing, stubborn, or silent.
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I fasti consolari dell'Impero Romano dal 30 avanti Cristo al 613 dopo Cristo
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Sextus Naevius, the accuser of Publius Quinctius, whose defence by
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is generally regarded as a patronymic surname derived from the
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in 184 BC, was, according to some authorities, induced by
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
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of Gaius Naevius Balbus, 79 BC. The obverse depicts
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in exchange for lenient treatment at the end of the
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I, pp. 261, 262 (note 8). 551:According to other sources, her name was 250:Quintus Naevius Crista, a prefect of the 133: 1310:(The Study of Ancient Coins, 1792–1798). 450:, praetorian prefect under the emperors 258:, served with courage and skill against 18: 78:was Lucius Naevius Surdinus, in AD 30. 70:are first mentioned at the time of the 1422: 1357:Harvard Studies in Classical Philology 1386:The Magistrates of the Roman Republic 448:Quintus Naevius Cordus Sutorius Macro 411:, accused by Cicero, was defended by 1264:Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans 307:in 184, he received the province of 13: 337:Lucius Naevius Balbus, one of the 14: 1446: 1201:Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella 1195:Factorum ac Dictorum Memorabilium 1415:, Bantam Books, New York (1995). 1101:Cassius Dio, lviii. 28, lix. 10. 820:Broughton, vol. I, pp. 345, 375. 440:Lucius Naevius Surdinus, consul 385:. During the administration of 326:of having accepted a bribe from 1280:Lucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus ( 1146: 1126: 1117: 1104: 1095: 1079: 1066: 1053: 1040: 1014: 1001: 984: 975: 966: 953: 940: 924: 911: 902: 893: 884: 867: 854: 841: 832: 823: 814: 805: 796: 787: 778: 765: 756: 747: 731: 715: 699: 683: 545: 532: 523: 514: 505: 493: 444:from July to December in AD 30. 418:Lucius Naevius L. f. Surdinus, 399:was the subject of the oration 226:This list includes abbreviated 1341:Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum 1197:(Memorable Facts and Sayings). 674: 658: 649: 636: 627: 618: 598: 589: 243:, a poet and dramatist of the 172:stated that it was pronounced 1: 829:Livy, xxxviii. 56, xxxix. 52. 784:Valerius Maximus, ii. 3. § 3. 561: 358:in 79 BC, was a supporter of 299:for establishing a colony in 200:refers to a crest or plume; 1257:Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ( 963:, ii. 8, iii. 39, 40, v. 41. 740:, vol. II, pp. 1136, 1137 (" 487: 212:refers to a she-goat, while 162:as a borrowing of the Greek 7: 1246:Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus 890:Broughton, vol. I, p., 376. 475: 102:, indicating a birthmark. 10: 1451: 1375:The Roman Imperial Coinage 1088:, vol. II, pp. 887, 888 (" 908:Broughton, vol. I, p. 432. 811:Livy, xxxiv. 53, xxxv. 40. 422:in 15 BC. He was praetor 364:Battle of the Colline Gate 219: 164: 1365:, Edward Allen Sydenham, 1234:Publius Cornelius Tacitus 981:Pliny the Elder, vii. 16. 81: 1406:Roman Republican Coinage 1308:Doctrina Numorum Veterum 1210:Gaius Plinius Secundus ( 948:Roman Republican Coinage 802:Livy, xxxix. 32, 38, 41. 520:A committee of five men. 256:Marcus Valerius Laevinus 110:, the usual form of the 30:, the patron goddess of 1224:Sextus Julius Frontinus 1090:Naevius Sertorius Macro 972:Columella, iii. 8. § 2. 655:Eckhel, vol. v, p. 259. 502:in manuscripts of Livy. 433:Gaius Naevius Capella, 377:, while the latter was 375:Gaius Licinius Sacerdos 278:Quintus Fulvius Flaccus 254:, under the command of 50:, occasionally written 1382:T. Robert S. Broughton 1304:Joseph Hilarius Eckhel 1292:Sextus Aurelius Victor 1061:Roman Imperial Coinage 1048:Roman Imperial Coinage 413:Gaius Scribonius Curio 352:Gaius Naevius Balbus, 284:in 211 BC, during the 134:Branches and cognomina 43: 1378:, London (1923–1984). 1154:Marcus Tullius Cicero 726:s. v. capella, surdus 582:, vol. II, p. 1135 (" 435:quadriumvir monetalis 196:are found on coins. 22: 1297:De Viris Illustribus 849:De Viris Illustribus 694:s. v. polio, politus 595:Chase, pp. 131, 153. 482:List of Roman gentes 316:tribune of the plebs 264:First Macedonian War 16:Ancient Roman family 1367:C. H. V. Sutherland 1359:, vol. VIII (1897). 933:, vol. I, p. 457 (" 269:Quintus Naevius, a 146:of the Naevii were 138:In the time of the 66:. Members of this 1411:John C. Traupman, 1313:Henricus Meyerus, 1220:(Natural History). 1217:Naturalis Historia 1187:(History of Rome). 420:triumvir monetalis 369:Naevius Turpio, a 355:triumvir monetalis 273:serving under the 44: 1074:I fasti consolari 847:Aurelius Victor, 762:Livy, xxvi. 4, 5. 426:10 BC and consul 1442: 1402:Michael Crawford 1392:Attilio Degrassi 1363:Harold Mattingly 1300:(On Famous Men). 1251:De Vita Caesarum 1191:Valerius Maximus 1140: 1130: 1124: 1121: 1115: 1108: 1102: 1099: 1093: 1083: 1077: 1070: 1064: 1063:, vol. I, p. 78. 1057: 1051: 1050:, vol. I, p. 70. 1044: 1038: 1018: 1012: 1005: 999: 988: 982: 979: 973: 970: 964: 957: 951: 944: 938: 928: 922: 915: 909: 906: 900: 897: 891: 888: 882: 881:. 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194:Surdinus 188:, while 140:Republic 56:plebeian 54:, was a 36:Victoria 34:, while 24:Denarius 1370:et alii 1336:et alii 1239:Annales 1112:Annales 877:, p. 6 873:Meyer, 305:Praetor 247:period. 220:Members 210:Capella 190:Capella 91:Naevius 1430:Naevii 1159:Brutus 1009:Brutus 935:Balbus 613:gnatus 500:Navius 397:Cicero 387:Verres 383:Sicily 366:in 82. 260:Philip 206:Turpio 202:Pollio 198:Crista 186:Turpio 184:, and 182:Pollio 178:Crista 170:Cicero 156:Balbus 148:Balbus 124:gnatus 108:naevus 104:Gnaeus 99:Gnaeus 82:Origin 1011:, 60. 921:, 29. 919:Sulla 851:, 49. 646:, 48. 424:circa 360:Sulla 343:Pisae 282:Capua 165:Μαθων 160:Matho 152:Matho 128:natus 112:Latin 88:nomen 52:Navia 40:triga 32:Sulla 28:Venus 1179:Livy 994:, 1 454:and 192:and 174:Mato 150:and 126:and 106:and 86:The 68:gens 46:The 1348:), 1346:CIL 1284:), 1261:), 1214:), 1181:), 1134:CIL 1092:"). 1031:CIL 1022:CIL 744:"). 586:"). 381:in 168:. 154:. 118:or 116:gn- 58:or 1426:: 1404:, 1394:, 1384:, 1372:, 1338:, 1325:, 1306:, 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Index


Denarius
Venus
Sulla
Victoria
triga
plebeian
patrician
ancient Rome
gens
Second Punic War
consulship
nomen
praenomen
Gnaeus
Latin
Republic
cognomina
Cicero
praenomina
filiation
Gnaeus Naevius
Old Latin
allied forces
Marcus Valerius Laevinus
Philip
First Macedonian War
centurion
proconsul
Quintus Fulvius Flaccus

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