Roman — Minor Figures

241 figures from Plutarch's Lives who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Afranius

general · first appears Sertorius

• Sertorius · enemies with Quintus Sertorius “when the fight began, it happened that Sertorius was not placed directly against Pompey, but against Afranius”
• Pompey · employer: Pompey “leaving Armenia in the custody of Afranius”

Carinna

commander · first appears Pompey

• Pompey · enemies with Pompey “Three commanders of the enemy encountered him at once, Carinna, Cloelius, and Brutus”

Cloelius

commander · first appears Pompey

• Pompey · enemies with Pompey “Three commanders of the enemy encountered him at once, Carinna, Cloelius, and Brutus”

Cnaeus

son of Pompey · first appears Pompey

• Pompey · parent: Pompey “with a design to take in Cornelia and his son”

Lucius Octavius

lieutenant of Pompey · first appears Pompey

• Pompey · employer: Pompey “he sent Lucius Octavius, one of his lieutenants, to act as general”

Lucius Philippus

consular man · first appears Pompey

• Pompey · with Pompey “And Lucius Philippus, a man of consular dignity, when he was pleading in favor of him”

Manilius

senator · first appears Marcus Cato

• Marcus Cato · with Marcus Cato “Manilius, also, who, according to the public expectation, would have been next consul, he threw out of the senate”
• Cicero · friends with Pompey “whose particular friend he was”

Memmius

governor of Sicily · first appears Sertorius

• Sertorius · enemies with Quintus Sertorius “Memmius, the best commander in Pompey's army, was slain in the heat of the battle.”
• Pompey · employer: Pompey “left Memmius, his sister's husband, governor of Sicily”

Mucia

wife of Pompey · first appears Pompey

• Pompey · married with Pompey “Mucia during his absence had dishonored his bed”
• Pompey · with Pompey “he sent her a bill of divorce”

Perpenna

general · first appears Pompey

• Pompey · enemies with Pompey “Pompey therefore marched directly against, Perpenna”

Peticius

shipmaster · first appears Pompey

• Pompey · friends with Pompey “Peticius ... recognized Pompey, just as he appeared in his dream, and smiting his hand on his head, ordered the mariners to let down the ship's boat”
• Pompey · with Pompey “he took him into his ship, together with as many of his company as he thought fit”

Plancus

defendant · first appears Pompey

• Pompey · with Pompey “he came into court, and spoke openly in commendation of Plancus”

Salvius

centurion · first appears Pompey

• Pompey · enemies with Pompey “after him likewise Salvius and Achillas drew out their swords”