Gaius Aculeo was a Roman knight who married the sister of Helvia, the mother of Cicero.[1] He was unsurpassed in his day in his knowledge of the Roman law, and possessed great acuteness of mind, but was not distinguished for other attainments. He was a friend of Lucius Licinius Crassus, renowned as the greatest Roman orator of his day, and was defended by him upon one occasion. The son of Aculeo was Gaius Visellius Varro; from which it would appear that Aculeo was only a surname given to the father from his acuteness, and that his full name was Gaius Visellius Varro Aculeo.[2][3]
See also
edit- Visellia gens – Ancient Roman family
References
edit- ^ Smith, William (1867), "Aculeo, C.", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, p. 1
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Cicero, De Oratore i. 43, ii. 1, 65
- ^ Cicero, Brutus 76
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Aculeo, C.". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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