Racilius
Person
Alexandrian War 52 supplies the first indexed source portrait: “… That same afternoon, when he was entering the judgment hall, a certain Minucius Silo, who was a client of L. Racilius and was dressed as a soldier, handed him a note, as if he had some petition to make of him; then, following behind Racilius—who was walking beside Cassius—as though he were waiting for an answer, he quickly wormed his way in between them …”
Named form in selected editions; identity established only to the extent of the cited context.
Alexandrian War 52
Pseudo-Caesar; authorship disputed
… That same afternoon, when he was entering the judgment hall, a certain Minucius Silo, who was a client of L. Racilius and was dressed as a soldier, handed him a note, as if he had some petition to make of him; then, following behind Racilius—who was walking beside Cassius—as though he were waiting for an answer, he quickly wormed his way in between them when the chance offered, seized Longinus from behind with his left hand and with his right stabbed him twice with a dagger. …
Alexandrian War 53
Pseudo-Caesar; authorship disputed
… Racilius took refuge in a friend’s house near by, until he should learn for certain whether Cassius was done for. …
Alexandrian War 55
Pseudo-Caesar; authorship disputed
… From the evidence of Minucius he learned that L. Racilius and L. Laterensis and Annius Scapula—the last a provincial of the highest standing and influence, with whom he was on as intimate a footing as with Racilius and Laterensis—had all been involved in that same conspiracy and it was not long before he gave expression to his indignation by ordering their execution. …
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Alexandrian War 52 · Alexandrian War 53 · Alexandrian War 55