person
Cephalio
One of Atticus's regular letter-carriers (tabellarii), who recurs as a courier in Cicero's correspondence; in February 49 he brought Atticus's more cheerful despatch to Cicero on the Campanian coast.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 7.25 §1 Cephalio arrived from your side
Cephalio was one of Atticus's regular letter-carriers (tabellarii); his arrival from Rome with a more cheerful despatch is set against the gloomier news Cicero had just relayed from Capua.