god
Aius Locutius
Aius the Speaker
also: Aius Loquens, Aius Locutius, Aius the Speaker
The divine Voice that warned the Romans before the Gallic sack, honored with an altar on the Nova Via. Cicero jokes that, once given a seat and a name, this Speaker fell silent.
Reading notes
- On Divination §2.69 Aius the Speaker
The divine Voice (Aius Locutius) heard warning of the Gallic invasion before 390 BC, later given an altar on the Nova Via. Cicero jokes that, once named and housed, the Speaker fell silent.