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Perseus of Macedon

Perseus

also: rege Perse, Persa, King Perses

Last king of Macedon, defeated by L. Aemilius Paulus at Pydna (168 BC). His name supplies the omen in the Persa anecdote, where Paulus's daughter announces the death of her puppy named Persa.

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Mentioned in 7 works (18 total)

On the Manilian Law (On the Command of Pompey) speeches · 2 mentions
Against Catiline, Fourth Speech speeches · 2 mentions
For Lucius Murena speeches · 2 mentions
On the Ends of Good and Evil philosophy · 2 mentions
On the Nature of the Gods philosophy · 3 mentions
Tusculan Disputations philosophy · 4 mentions
On Divination philosophy · 2 mentions

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