person
Salvius
also: Salvio
A friend or freedman through whom Cicero sent his letter (Fam. 9.10) to Dolabella; otherwise unidentified.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 10.18 §1 corrupted by the freedman Salvius
A libertus, or freedman, was a former slave who retained ties of obligation to his old master and often served as his agent. Cicero blames Salvius for turning young Hortensius against the support he had earlier promised.
- Ad Atticum 16.2 §6 which Salvius is to read
Salvius was a member of Atticus's household who acted as a reader and courier; here he is to recite the chosen extracts of the De Gloria at dinner.