Attius
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Dated to the 2nd or 3rd Century AD, it was inscribed on behalf of Titus Attius Tutor, commander of the First Cohort of Baetasian, which came to Maryport from what is now the Netherlands.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2012
I had hoped With a good dinner to have coped At Sextius' table; when he read A poisonous speech might strike one dead, All gall and venom, to refute One Attius in a certain suit.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 by Various
Attius, the great tragic author, was the first to relinquish this usage; and after his time, in conformity to the new practice which he had adopted, a certain mark was placed over the long vowels.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
Attius Varus has evacuated Auximum, and his troops too have dispersed, or joined Cæsar.
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns
First they chose for leaders Attius and Coriolanus, in whom indeed they trusted the more of the two.
From Stories From Livy by Pinelli, Bartolomeo
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