person
Myrtilus
also: Myrtili, Myrtilus
An agent in an assassination attempt of 44 BC who, Cicero reports, "has paid the penalty"; Cicero presses Atticus to learn the full story and, in particular, by whom Myrtilus had been suborned.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 15.13 §6 the story of Myrtilus
Myrtilus, the agent in an assassination attempt (probably aimed at one of the Caesarian leaders) who, Cicero hears, has "paid the penalty"; Cicero wants to know who suborned him.