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

19. L.Octavius, a legate of Pompey in the war against the pirates, B. C. 67, was sent by Pompey into Crete to receive the submission of

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the Cretan towns, and to supersede Q. Metellus Creticus in the command of the island. (D. C. 36.1, 2; Plut. Pomp. 29.) For further details see METELLUS, No. 23, p. 1064.