one of Catiline's conspirators, was stationed by the chief at Faesulae in Etruria, where he
was commissioned to collect an army and prepare all military stores. He had served under Sulla
as a centurion, and possessed great military experience and reputation. In the battle against
Cicero's colleague, Antonius, in which Catiline fell, Mallius commanded the right wing, and
was killed in the conflict. (in
Cat. 1.3, 9, 12, 2.6, 9;