Hortensius

Family: Roman · Role: officer and lieutenant · First appears: Sylla

Sylla

• siblings with Valeria “there sat down by Sylla a beautiful woman of high birth, by name Valeria, daughter of Messala, and sister to Hortensius the orator.”
• employer: Sylla “he was in anxiety for Hortensius, a bold and active officer”
• with Caphis (interaction) “Hortensius, meantime, was conducted by Caphis, our countryman, another way unknown to the barbarians”

Lucullus

• with Lucullus (They agreed to share the task by lot.) “he agreed with Hortensius the lawyer, and Sisenna the historian, that he would take his lot”
• with Lucullus (interaction) “he agreed with Hortensius the lawyer, and Sisenna the historian, that he would take his lot”

Cicero

• rivals with Cicero “being eager to outdo Hortensius”
• with Verres (interaction) “Hortensius the orator, not daring directly to undertake the defense of Verres, was yet persuaded to appear for him”

Marcus Brutus

• with Marcus Brutus (interaction) “Macedonia was put into his hands and delivered up by Hortensius the praetor”

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Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.