person
Gaius Licinius Macer
Macer
also: C. Macer, Gaius Macer, Macer
Roman annalistic historian and tribune (tr. pl. 73 BC); prosecuted by Cicero (praetor 66) for extortion and condemned, an event Cicero reports with satisfaction at Att 1.4.2 (66 BC). Father of the poet C. Licinius Macer Calvus (person:licinius-calvus).
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 1.4 §2 have made an end of Gaius Macer
As praetor presiding over the extortion court in 66 BC, Cicero secured the conviction of the historian and ex-tribune C. Licinius Macer. The condemnation of a popularis politician won Cicero great credit with the voters in his consular canvass.