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

a jurisconsult, was a friend of Cicero and Trebatius, and had influence with Caesar. Cicero mentions him in B. C. 54 (Cic. ad

522

Fam. 7.8). His name shows that his original name was Precius, and that he was adopted by a member of another gens.