Italian family name, connected to Bruttium, Greek Βρύττιος (Brýttios), varied also as Brittius, Brettius, and similar. Very common in southern Italy ([1]; ThlL 2,2214).
Elvers, Karl-Ludwig (Bochum) and
Eck, Werner (Cologne),
“Bruttius”, 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.
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