person
M. Castricio
also: Marcus Castricius
M. Castricius, a Roman knight of business standing whose dealings recur in Cicero's correspondence with Atticus (slave purchases at Ad Att. 12.30; account dispute at 2.7); a different Castricius is named at Verr. 2.3.185 as the recipient of a gold ring presented in public by Verres. The financial Castricius of the Atticus letters is in view here.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 2.7 §5 The Castricius slip
An error in an account or memorandum concerning a man named Castricius (a Roman businessman, eques), which Cicero promises to put right. The exact transaction is lost to us.
- Ad Atticum 12.30 §2 About the Castricius slaves
A separate piece of business: the purchase or transfer of slaves connected with Castricius, a Roman knight, which Cicero wants the banker Egnatius to settle. Several such small financial errands are folded into the gardens correspondence.