a woman in Syria, celebrated for her skill in poisoning, and a favourite of Plancina, the wife of Cu. Piso, was sent to Italy by Cn. Sentius, the governor of Syria, that she might be brought to trial, but she died suddenly upon her arrival at Brundisium, A. D. 20. (Tac. Ann. 2.74, 3.7.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890