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Sositheus (Cicero's reader-slave)

Sositheus

also: Sositheus

A young slave of Cicero, his reader (anagnostes), whose death in early 61 BC grieved him more than a slave's death seemed to warrant (Att. 1.12.4). Distinct from Sositheus of Entella in the Verrines.

Mentioned in 2 works (2 total)

Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book III speeches · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 1.12 letters · 1 mention

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