Fufius
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Fufiorum Proper-name adjective: masculine genitive plural, Proper-name adjective: neuter genitive plural of Fufius
- I Q. Fufius Calenus, a tribune of the people, A. U. C. 692, Cic. Fam. 5, 6, 1; id. Att. 1, 14, 6; id. Prov. Cons. 19, 46; id. Sest. 15, 33; id. Pis. 4, 9; from whom the Fufia lex derives its name, id. Att. 4, 16, 5.—
- II An actor otherwise unknown, Hor. S. 2, 3, 60.
a Roman modeller, whose name is known by a statue in burnt clay, discovered near Perugia, in 1773. It is two feet high, representing a household god, covered with a dog-skin, and has on its base the inscription, C. Fufius Finxit. (Winckelmann, Briefe üb. d. neuest. Herculan. entdeck. § 29, Fea's note.) [P.S]
1. C. and M. Fufius, two Roman equites mentioned by Cicero (pro Flacc. 20); but otherwise unknown.
2. Q. Fufius, an intimate friend of Cicero, who recommended him in B. C. 50 to C. Mummius. (Cic. Fam. 13.3.)
3. L. Fufius, a Roman orator, who was an elder contemporary of Cicero. About B. C. 98 he accused M'. Aquillius of extortion, which he had committed in his consulship in Sicily B. C. 101. On that occasion L. Fufius evinced great zeal and industry; but the accused, who was defended by M. Antonius, was acquitted. The oratory of Fufius seems to have been of a very vehement and passionate character, and the man himself of a very quarrelsome nature; and this he retained even in his advanced age, when he had nearly lost his voice. (Cic. de Orat. 1.39, 2.22, 3.13; de Off. 2.14; Brut. 62.)
4. M. Fufius, a friend of Milo, who was accompanied by him at the time when he murdered P. Clodius. (Ascon. in Cic. Milon. p. 33. ed. Orelli.)
5. Q. Fufius, a Roman eques, mentioned by Cicero (Cic. Phil. 2.16), but otherwise unknown. [L.S]
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…simul etiam illud volo uti respondeas, cum te tribuno plebis esset etiam tum in re publica lex Aelia et Fufia, quae leges saepe numero tribunicios furores debilitarunt et represserunt, quas contra praeter te nemo umquam est facere conatus…
Cicero, in Vatinium
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…a Fufiis. securus Hermippus Temnum proficiscitur, cum iste se pecuniam quam huius fide sumpserat a discipulis suis diceret Fufiis persoluturum. habebat enim rhetor iste discipulos quosdam locupletis, quos dimidio redderet stultiores quam acceperat ; neminem tamen adeo…
Cicero, pro Flacco
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…aequales propemodum fuerunt C. Cotta P. Sulpicius Q. Varius Cn. Pomponius C. Curio L. Fufius M. Drusus P. Antistius ; nec ulla aetate uberior oratorum fetus fuit. ex his Cotta et Sulpicius…
M. Tullius Cicero, Brutus
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…sum, adhibui diligentiam, quotienscumque senatus fuit, ut adessem, plurimumque in eo negoti habui ut Q. Fufium, tr. pl ., et ceteros, ad quos tu scripseras, cogerem is mihi potius credere quam…
Cicero, Epistulae ad Familiares
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…quod huius consili iam ne socium quidem habeo quemquam. qui in Asia sunt rerum exitum exspectant, Achaici etiam Fufio spem deprecationis adferunt. Horum et timor idem fuit primo qui meus et constitutum ; mora Alexandrina causam illorum correxit…
Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum
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…de ambitu tulerim ex senatus consulto, tulerim sine vi, tulerim salvis auspiciis, tulerim salva lege Aelia et Fufia, tu eam esse legem non putes, praesertim cum ego legibus tuis, quoquo modo latae sunt, paream…
Cicero, in Vatinium
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…esse vis simul enim et rei publicae consules et propones illi exempla ad imitandum. hoc vero, Q. Fufi, cupio sine offensione nostrae amicitiae sic tecum ut a te dissentiens senator queri. ita enim dixisti et quidem…
Cicero, Philippicae
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…et infitiatorum impudentiam. fecit eadem omnia quae nostri debitores solent ; negavit sese omnino versuram ullam fecisse Romae ; Fufiorum se adfirmavit numquam omnino nomen audisse ; Hermippum vero ipsum, pudentissimum atque optimum virum, veterem amicum atque hospitem…
Cicero, pro Flacco
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…sentienti, sed sedenti, cunctanti, dormienti in maximo rei publicae motu consuli c prope annos legem Aeliam et Fufiam tenueramus, cccc iudicium notionemque censoriam. quas leges ausus est non nemo improbus, potuit quidem nemo convellere ,…
Cicero, in Pisonem
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…adversatur adulescens Curio. huic plausus maximi, consalutatio forensis perhonorifica, signa praeterea benevolentiae permulta a bonis impertiuntur. Fufium clamoribus et conviciis et sibilis consectantur. his ex rebus non spes, sed dolor est maior cum videas civitatis…
Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum