Romans — Minor Figures

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

Caius Paccianus

prisoner · first appears Crassus

Crassus · with Marcus Crassus “Caius Paccianus, who of all the prisoners was most like Crassus, being put into a woman's dress”

censor · first appears Crassus

Crassus · with Marcus Crassus “though he had as mild a man as could be desired for his colleague, Lutatius Catulus”
Crassus · with Marcus Crassus “though he had as mild a man as could be desired for his colleague, Lutatius Catulus.”

general · first appears Crassus

Crassus · with Marcus Crassus “but upon some difference between him and Metellus, he stayed not long there”

officer · first appears Crassus

Crassus · with Marcus Crassus “one of the officers, Petronius”
Crassus · with Marcus Crassus “You, Octavius and Petronius, and the rest of the officers who are present, see the necessity of going which I lie under”

companion of Romulus · first appears Romulus

patrician and friend of Romulus · first appears Romulus

Romulus · friends with Romulus “and a faithful and familiar friend of Romulus himself, having come with him from Alba, Julius Proculus by name,”
Romulus · with Romulus “It pleased the gods, O Proculus, that we, who came from them, should remain so long a time amongst men as we did”

eminent Roman · first appears Romulus

Romulus · married with Hersilia “amongst whom was Hostilius, who, they say, was husband to Hersilia,”
Aemilius Paulus · enemies with Perseus “He fought a second battle with Hostilius”

commander · first appears Crassus

Crassus · enemies with Spartacus “Then Cossinius was sent, with considerable forces, to give his assistance and advice, and him Spartacus missed but very little of capturing in person”

gladiator trainer · first appears Crassus

Crassus · with Spartacus “One Lentulus Batiates trained up a great many gladiators in Capua, most of them Gauls and Thracians, who, not for any fault by them committed, but simply through the cruelty of their master, were kept in confinement”

praetor · first appears Crassus

Crassus · enemies with Spartacus “After many successful skirmishes with the praetor himself, in one of which he took his lictors and his own horse”

officer · first appears Crassus

Crassus · friends with Publius Crassus “with him Censorinus and Megabacchus, both famous, the latter for his courage and prowess, the other for being of a senator's family, and an excellent orator, both intimates of Crassus”

daughter of Tarpeius · first appears Romulus

Romulus · parent: Tarpeius “But Tarpeia, daughter to the captain, coveting the golden bracelets she saw them wear,”
Romulus · with Tatius “and so then did Tatius behave towards Tarpeia, for he commanded the Sabines, in regard to their contract, not to refuse her the least part of what they wore on their left arms;”

accuser · first appears Crassus

Crassus · with Licinia “Licinia, who was, nevertheless, acquitted, upon an impeachment brought against her by one Plotinus.”

servant-maid · first appears Romulus

Romulus · enemies with Livius Postumius “The Latins, under the command of Livius Postumius, took this time to march against her.”
Romulus · with Livius Postumius “Being in this doubt, a servant-maid called Philotis (or, as some say, Tutola), advised them to do neither”

captain of the Capitol · first appears Romulus

Romulus · child: Tarpeia “But Tarpeia, daughter to the captain, coveting the golden bracelets she saw them wear,”

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