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

5. L.Hortensius, father of the orator, praetor of Sicily in B. C. 97, and remembered there for his just and upright conduct. (Cic. Ver. 3.16.) He married Sempronia, daughter of C. Sempr. Tuditanus (Cic. Att. 13.6, 30, 32).