person
Publilia
also: Publiliae, Publiliam
Cicero's young second wife, married in late 46 BC and estranged soon after Tullia's death in 45 BC, when her conduct displeased him; her letters and her mother's overtures pressed for a reconciliation he resisted.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 12.32 §1 Publilia has written to me that her mother
Publilia was Cicero's young second wife, whom he had married after divorcing Terentia and from whom he became estranged after Tullia's death. Here she and her family press for a reconciliation Cicero is determined to avoid, even by leaving the country.