person
Publilius (brother of Publilia)
Publilius
also: Publilio
Brother of Cicero's young wife Publilia; he pressed the marriage and later a reconciliation, and his planned journey to Africa is tracked across the early letters of 45 BC. Not the mime poet Publilius Syrus.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 13.34 §1 settle the business with Publilius in my absence
Publilius was the brother of Publilia, Cicero's young second wife, whom Cicero had married and then separated from in 45 BC. The "business" is the financial unwinding of that brief marriage, which Cicero wants handled while he stays away.
- Ad Atticum 14.19 §4 Publilius has been playing tricks on you
Publilius, brother of Cicero's young second wife Publilia, whom Cicero had divorced; with Caerellia he was acting as go-between ("that lot") to push a reconciliation, which Cicero firmly refuses. Not the mime poet Publilius Syrus.
- Ad Atticum 16.2 §1 As for Publilius
Publilius, brother of Cicero's young second wife Publilia, was a creditor whose claim Cicero wanted handled promptly through the account books; the marriage had ended in divorce, leaving the money matters to be untangled.
- Ad Atticum 16.6 §3 How to deal with Publilius
Publilius was the brother of Cicero's brief second wife Publilia and a creditor pressing for repayment of her dowry; Cicero wants him paid off even though he is not legally bound to pay at once.