person
Natta
also: Nattae
The ancient artificer (otherwise unknown) credited with the venerated bronze image on the Capitol that was struck down by lightning in 65 BC, among the prodigies of Cicero's poem.
Reading notes
- On His Consulship §2 Then the ancient image of bronze, the venerated work of Natta
A venerable bronze statue on the Capitol, ascribed to an early artificer named Natta, was struck down by lightning in 65 BC, one of the prodigies the haruspices interpreted as a warning of civil war.
- On Divination §2.45 Then Natta's statue
A statue connected with the Pinarii Nattae, a noble Roman family; struck by lightning on the Capitol in 65 BC, it figured in Cicero's poem on his consulship as a portent the haruspices read truly.