person
Publius Cornelius Cethegus
Cethegus
also: Cethegi
A former Marian who went over to Sulla and became a powerful behind-the-scenes broker in the 70s BC; Philippus invokes "a Cethegus" as the type of the dangerous turncoat patron.
Reading notes
- The Histories §Phil.5 a Cethegus
Publius Cornelius Cethegus, a Marian turned Sullan power-broker of the 70s; Philippus invokes him as the type of the dangerous turncoat patron.