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Priest of Comana (51 BC)

the priest of Comana

also: the priest, sacerdos

The young chief priest of Comana in Cappadocia in 51 BC, possessed of cavalry, infantry, and money and backed by the partisans of change; thought likely to take up arms until Cicero induced him to withdraw from the kingdom. Probably an Archelaus of the Comanian priestly dynasty; identity uncertain.

Mentioned in 18 works (43 mentions)

Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book I speech · 5 mentions
Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book II speech · 11 mentions
Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book III speech · 6 mentions
Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book IV speech · 1 mention
Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book V speech · 2 mentions
For Aulus Cluentius speech · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 2.7 letter · 1 mention
On His House speech · 2 mentions
On the Responses of the Haruspices speech · 2 mentions
For Publius Sestius speech · 1 mention
Against Piso speech · 1 mention
On the Commonwealth phil · 1 mention
For Gnaeus Plancius speech · 1 mention
On the Laws phil · 4 mentions
Ad Familiares 15.4 letter · 1 mention
Brutus rhet · 1 mention
On the Ends of Good and Evil phil · 1 mention
On Divination phil · 1 mention

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