noun

Cĕthĕgus

gen. Cĕthĕgi · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

a Roman cognomen in the Cornelian

a Roman cognomen in the Cornelian gens.

a distinguished orator •

M. Cornelius Cethegus, a distinguished orator, Cic. Sen. 14, 50; id. Brut. 15, 59 al.; to him Horace alludes in the passage: priscis memorata Catonibus atque Cethegis, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 117; cf. id. A. P. 50.—

companion of Catiline •

C. Cornelius Cethegus, companion of Catiline, Cic. Cat. 3, 3, 6; Sall. C. 32, 2; 43, 2.—Prov.: Clodius accuset moechos, Catilina Cethegum, Juv. 2, 27; cf. id. 8, 231; 10, 287.

Perseus ID: n7641 Key: Cethegus