person
Rutilia
Rutilia, mother of the orator Gaius Aurelius Cotta, who followed her son into exile and, on his death after his return, bore the loss without display — an exemplar of measured devotion.
Reading notes
- Consolation to His Mother Helvia §16 Rutilia followed
Mother of C. Aurelius Cotta; she chose exile beside her son over longing for him, and met his later death with prudent, undramatic grief.