person
Numerius Suffustius
Suffustius
also: Numerius Suffustius, Numerium Suffustium
An honorable man of Praeneste who, driven by repeated dreams, split a flint from which the famous Praenestine lots leapt out. Cicero relates the legend as the discreditable origin-story of lot-divination.
Reading notes
- On Divination §2.85 Numerius Suffustius
The man of Praeneste who, prompted by dreams, split a flint from which the famous Praenestine lots leapt out, according to the town's records.