Cethēgus

, the surname of one of the branches of the Cornel i i.――Marcus, a consul in the second Punic war. Cicero , Brutus .――A tribune at Rome, of the most corrupted morals, who joined Cat i line in his conspiracy against the state, and was commi ioned to murder Cicero. He was apprehended, and, with Lentulus, put to death by the Roman senate. Plutarch , Cicero , . ――A Trojan, killed by Turnus. Virgil , Æneid , bk. 12 , li. 513 .――Publius Cornel i us, a powerful Roman, who embraced the party of Marius against Sylla. His mistre had obtained such an ascendancy over him, that she distributed his favours, and Lucullus was not ashamed to court her smiles, when he wished to be appointed general against Mithridates.――A senator put to death for adultery under Val ent in i an.