person
Publius Volumnius Eutrapelus
Eutrapelus
also: Volumnius Eutrapelus, Eutrapelum, Volumnium Eutrapelum
A Roman eques and wit (his cognomen Eutrapelus means 'the witty one'), patron and former owner of the actress Cytheris, and host of the dinner described in Fam. 9.26 at which Cicero reclined near her. A friend of Antony and later correspondent of Cicero.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 15.8 §1 written to Eutrapelus
Publius Volumnius Eutrapelus, a witty Roman knight close to Antony; Cicero uses him as an intermediary to get his letter into the hard-to-reach Antony's hands.
- Ad Familiares 9.26 §1 At Volumnius Eutrapelus's
P. Volumnius Eutrapelus, a Roman knight whose Greek cognomen means 'the witty one,' was the host; he was the former owner and patron of the actress Cytheris, and a friend of Antony. The party mixes Cicero's respectable circle (Atticus, Verrius) with figures of the theatrical demimonde.