Caecilius of Calacte

Caecilius of Calacte in Wikipedia

Caecilius, of Calacte in Sicily, Greek rhetorician, flourished at Rome during the reign of Augustus. Originally called Archagathus, he took the name of Caecilius from his patron, one of the Metelli. According to the Suda, he was of the Jewish faith. Next to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, he was the most important critic and rhetorician of the Augusta...

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