Peducaeus
- a Roman surname. —So, Sex. Peducaeus, a praetor in Sicily when Cicero was quaestor there, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 56, § 138.—Hence,
- A Pĕdūcaeā-nus, a, um, adj., Peducaean: ??ensus Peducaeanus, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 56, § 139.—
- B Pĕdūcaeus, a, um, adj., Peducaean: Rogatio Peducaea de incestu, by the people's tribune, Sex. Peducaeus (A. U. C. 640), Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74.
a Roman name, which first occurs in the last century of the republic, is also written Paeduceus ; but it appears from inscriptions that Peducaeus is the correct form.
1. SEX. PEDUCAEUS, tribune of the plebs, B. C. 113, brought forward a bill appointing L. Cassius Longinus as a special commissioner to investigate the charge of incest against the Vestal virgins Licinia and Marcia, whom the college of pontiffs had acquitted. (Cic. de Nat. Deor. 3.30; Ascon. in Milon. p. 76, ed. Orelli.) For a full account of this transaction, see Licinia, No. 2.
2. SEX. PEDUCAEUS, was propraetor in Sicily during B. C. 76 and 75, in the latter of which years Cicero served under him as quaestor. His government of Sicily gained him the love of the provincials, and Cicero in his orations against Verres constantly speaks of his justice and integrity, calling him Vir optimus et innocentissimus. During his administration he took a census of the island, to which Cicero frequently refers. But in consequence of his being an intimate friend of Verres, he was rejected as judex by Cicero at the trial of the latter. At a later time Cicero also spoke of Peducaeus in terms of the greatest respect and esteem. (Cic. Ver. 1.7, 2.56, 3.93, 4.64, de Fin. 2.18, ad Att. x. 1.) There is some difficulty in determining in the letters of Cicero, whether this Peducaeus is meant or his son [No. 3]; but the two following passages, from the time at which the letters were written, would seem to refer to the father (ad Att. 1.4, 5). Besides the son Sextus mentioned below, Peducaeus appears to have had another son, who was adopted into the Curtia gens. [Peducaeanus.]
3. SEX. PEDUCAEUS, was an intimate friend both of Atticus and Cicero, the latter of whom frequently mentions him in his correspondence in terms of the greatest affection. During Cicero's absence in Cilicia Peducaeus was accused and acquitted, but of the nature of the accusation we are not informed. (Caelius, ad Fam. 8.14.) On the breaking out of the civil war between Caesar and Pompey, Peducaeus sided with the former, by whom he was appointed in B. C. 48 to the government of Sardinia. In B. C. 39, Peducaeus was propraetor in Spain, and this is the last time that his name is mentioned. (Cic. Att. 7.13, a., 14, 17, 9.7, 10, 10.1, 13.1, 15.13, 16.11, 15; Appian, App. BC 2.48, 5.54.)
4. L. Peducaeus, a Roman eques, was one of the judices at the trial of L. Flaccus, whom Cicero defended B. C. 59. (Cic. pro Flacc. 28.)
5. T. Peducaeus, interceded with the judices on behalf of M. Scaurus, B. C. 54. (Ascon. in Scaur. p. 29, ed. Orelli.)
6. C. Peducaeus, was a legate of the consul, C. Vibius Pansa, and was killed at the battle of Mutina, B. C. 43. (Cic. Fam. 10.33.)
7. M. Peducaeus Priscinus, consul A. D. 110 with Ser. Salvidieinus Orfitus.
8. M. Peducaeus Stolga Priscinus, consul A. D. 141, with T. loenius Severus.