2. M.Pontidius, of Arpinum, was an orator of some distinction, speaking with fluency, and acute in the management of a case, but vehement and passionate (Cic. Brut. 70, comp. de Orat. 2.68.)
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