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The Oppii of Velia
the Oppii
also: Oppii, Oppiis tuis contubernalibus, the Oppii of Velia
Banker-brothers of Velia on the Lucanian coast who shared lodgings or business with Atticus; Cicero looks to them as a source of travel funds during the war (Att. 8.7). Distinct from Caesar's agent C. Oppius and the negotiator L. Oppius.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 8.7 §3 those Oppii who lodge with you
The Oppii were banker-brothers of Velia (on the Lucanian coast) who shared lodgings with, or did business alongside, Atticus; Cicero looks to them as an alternative source of travel funds. They recur in the correspondence as a financial channel during the war.
- Ad Atticum 10.7 §3 About the Oppii of Velia
The Oppii of Velia were Atticus's "messmates" (contubernales) in that south-Italian town, distinct from the banking Oppii at Rome; Cicero leaves their handling to Atticus and his freedman Philotimus.