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Acilius Buta

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Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Buta

A Roman of praetorian rank who squandered a great fortune on nocturnal living; Tiberius's retort 'you have woken up late' became a byword.

Reading notes

Moral Letters to Lucilius §20.122.10 Acilius Buta
A praetorian Roman who ran through a huge fortune by night-living; Tiberius's 'you have woken up late' (to his late plea of poverty) became proverbial.

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