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γ13Γάϊος ΛαυτώριοςGaius Laetorius, Gaios Lautorios… this is confirmed in another version of his story: Valerius Maximus 6.1.11; cf. RE s.v. Laetorius(11). [1] The Excerpta and Valerius Maximus give his cognomen as Mergus rather than the Suda's improbable Marcus. Valerius, …Matched in noteshighlong
α925Ἀκοντίinvoluntarily… in fact, is not attested until Plutarch (Life of Fabius Maximus 5.2.) and remains very rare thereafter.Matched in noteshighshort
α971Ἀκραιφνέςinviolate… Eutropius, Breviarium 3.10.1. The Fabius in question is Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus "Cunctator," the "Delayer," of the Second Punic War, dictator 217 BCE; OCD(4) p.564.

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Γάϊος Λαυτώριος

Gaius Laetorius, Gaios Lautorios

Cognomen Marcus. The Romans' hatred of knavery and their lack of mercy towards those who trespass the common values and customs of human nature are illustrated by this man. For he was appointed tribunus militum in the…

Γάϊος Λαυτώριος, Μάρκος ἐπίκλησιν. ἐκ τούτου δείκνυται τὸ μισοπόνηρον τῶν Ῥωμαίων καὶ τὸ πρὸς τοὺς παραβαίνοντας τὰ κοινὰ καὶ νόμιμα τῆς ἀνθρωπίνης φύσεως ἀμείλικτον. οὗτος γὰρ…

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β109ΒάρβιοςBarbios, Barbius… to have been melded with the account of a certain Maximus who, according to Cassius Dio 48.34.5 was exposed as a slave before assuming the post of quaestor (in Rome, not in Antonius' entourage). …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1372Δόξηςglory… the only Fabius mentioned otherwise in DH is Q. Fabius Maximus Rullianus (phi 3: cos. 322, 310, 308, 297, 295), but of course there are other possibilities. For me/ga e)kboh/santes cf. Josephus, Antiquities of …Matched in noteshighshort

ε567Ἐκπεφυσημένονpuffed-up… independent attestation). [2] An approximation of Polybius 3.103.7 (Q. Fabius Maximus Verrucosus [chi 240] on his colleague M. Minucius Rufus).Matched in noteshighshort