person
Lucius Valerius Catullus Messalinus
Catullus Messalinus
Blind and pitiless informer under Domitian, hurled like a weapon against the best men; not to be confused with the poet Catullus.
Reading notes
- The Letters §4.22.5 Catullus Messalinus
Blind and savage informer under Domitian, hurled like a weapon against good men; not the poet.