person
Pedius Publicola
also: Pedius Poplicola
A Roman advocate, kinsman of the Caesars; named (with Messalla Corvinus) as a model orator who pleads in pure Latin, not mongrel Greek-Latin.
Reading notes
- The Satires §1.10 Pedius Publicola
A Roman advocate, kinsman of the Caesars; with Messalla Corvinus, a model orator who pleads in pure Latin rather than mongrel Greek-Latin.