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Mescinius
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Roman gens, evident in the names of some individuals of the late Republican period, also in the Greak-speaking areas (CIL I2 2247).

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[1] M. Rufus, L. Quaestor 51 BC, assigned to Cicero in Cilicia

In 51 BC, M was assigned as quaestor to the proconsul Cicero in Cilicia. Differences in their reports cast a shadow over their relations (Cic. Att. 6,3,1; 4,1; Cic. Fam. 5,20). Cicero attempted to cover up this resentment when he tried to win M. over as an …

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Frigo, Thomas (Bonn), “Mescinius”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 18 August 2022 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e800590>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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