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Flaccus logo #10101) Ancient Roman cognomina 2) Ancient Roman music
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Flaccus

Flaccus logo #21000 Flaccus was a cognomen of the ancient Roman plebeian family Fulvius, considered one of the most illustrious gentes of the city. Cicero and Pliny the Elder state that the family was originally from Tusculum, and that members still lived there in the 1st century. As usual for cognomina, `Flaccus` was likely originally a nickname, probably of Marcu.....
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Flaccus

Flaccus logo #21000[composer] Flaccus is a composer from the 2nd century BC, of whom little is known. He was either a freedman or a slave of one of Terence`s patrons and wrote musical scores for Terence`s comedies (playing or composing music was no occupation for a free citizen). Terence mentions him specifically in the opening didascalia to each of his comed...
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