person
Lucius Tullius Montanus
Montanus
also: Montanum, Montano
A young man who went out to Athens with Cicero's son Marcus in 45 BC; Cicero corresponded with him and became entangled in his debts (the Montanus affair).
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 12.52 §1 You know Lucius Tullius Montanus, who went out with my Cicero
L. Tullius Montanus was a young companion who accompanied Cicero's son Marcus when he left for his studies at Athens in the spring of 45 BC. His tangled finances back at Rome recur as a worry through these letters.
- Ad Atticum 14.16 §4 Montanus's business
L. Tullius Montanus, a young man who had gone to Athens with Cicero's son; Cicero had stood surety for him and was now entangled in recovering the resulting debts.
- Ad Atticum 14.17 §6 About Montanus
L. Tullius Montanus, a young companion of Cicero's son at Athens for whose debts Cicero had stood surety; the tangled "Montanus affair" recurs across these letters.
- Ad Atticum 16.15 §5 Montanus's claim of 25
L. Tullius Montanus, a young companion who had travelled with Cicero's son to Athens; Cicero had stood surety for a debt of his amounting to 25,000 sesterces, now coming due.