Chelidonis (mistress)

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Chelidonis or Chelidon was a Roman prostitute and, according to Marcus Tullius Cicero, the mistress of Gaius Verres . She had influential suitors like the Roman knight Caius Mustius , Marcus Iunius and his guardian Publius Potitius. During the praetur of Gaius Verres in Rome in 74 BC. It is said to have influenced legislation and the issuing of decrees, either directly or through its clients. Nobody is said to have achieved anything against their will in Rome. When they were around 72 BC When she died, she bequeathed her fortune to Gaius Verres, who at the time was a propaetor in Sicily . In her honor he donated a silver Cupid statue in the Temple of Venus on Mount Eryx .

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  • Marcus Tullius Cicero, Against Verres , 2, 1, 40-41; 2, 1, 46; 2, 1, 51-54; 2, 2, 9; 2, 2, 16; 2, 2, 47; 2, 3, 34; 2, 4, 32; 2, 5, 13; 2, 5, 15.
  • Pseudo- Asconius , p. 193.
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SURNAME Chelidonis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chelidon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman mistress
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH around 72 BC Chr.