person
Quintus Mucius (courier to Marcellus)
Q. Mucius
also: Q. Mucius, Quintus Mucius
A man named Quintus Mucius who carried one of Cicero's letters (probably Fam. 4.8) to the exiled M. Marcellus at Mytilene in 46 BC (Fam. 4.9.1). His identity is uncertain; he may be the Q. Mucius Scaevola who was Appius Claudius Pulcher's quaestor in Cilicia (person:q-mucius-scaevola-quaestor-51), but the bearer here cannot be securely identified. FLAG: possible duplicate of person:q-mucius-scaevola-quaestor-51 — left distinct pending PM review.
Reading notes
- Ad Familiares 4.9 §1 I gave Quintus Mucius a letter for you
Quintus Mucius is one of the couriers carrying Cicero's letters to Marcellus in exile; the earlier letter he refers to is probably Fam. 4.8. His exact identity is uncertain — he may be the Q. Mucius Scaevola who served as Appius Claudius Pulcher's quaestor in Cilicia, but the bearer here cannot be securely identified.