person
Spintharus
An amanuensis to whom Cicero dictated 'syllable by syllable,' contrasted with Tiro, who could take down whole passages at a stretch (Att. 13.25).
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 13.25 §3 Spintharus
A secretary in Cicero's household; he took down the painstaking letter to Varro syllable by syllable, in contrast to Tiro, who could take whole stretches of dictation at speed.