person
Marcus Varisidius
Varisidius
also: M. Varisidium, Varisidius
Roman knight (eques Romanus) and close personal friend of Lucius Munatius Plancus; dispatched by Plancus as a verbal messenger to Cicero in spring 43 BC (Fam. 10.7). Nothing else is known of him.
Reading notes
- Ad Familiares 10.7 §1 M. Varisidius, a Roman knight and a close friend of mine
A Roman knight (eques Romanus) was a member of the second property-census class, below senators; equites frequently served as officers, agents, and envoys, and Plancus uses Varisidius here as a trusted verbal messenger to supplement the written letter.