Gaius Aculeo

Gaius Aculeo was a Roman knight who married the sister of Helvia, the mother of Cicero.[1] He was unsurpassed in his day in his knowledge of the Roman law, and possessed great acuteness of mind, but was not distinguished for other attainments. He was a friend of Lucius Licinius Crassus, renowned as the greatest Roman orator of his day, and was defended by him upon one occasion. The son of Aculeo was Gaius Visellius Varro; from which it would appear that Aculeo was only a surname given to the father from his acuteness, and that his full name was Gaius Visellius Varro Aculeo.[2][3]

See also

• Visellia gens – Ancient Roman family

References

1. Smith, William (1867), "Aculeo, C.", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, p. 1
2. Cicero, De Oratore i. 43, ii. 1, 65
3. Cicero, Brutus 76

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Aculeo, C.". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.