Murcus
Murcus, i, m.,
- a Roman surname, e. g. L. Statius Murcus, Cic. Phil. 11, 12, 30. —
- II The old name of the Aventine Hill, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. s. v. Murciae deae, p. 148 Müll.
2 Murcus, (14) ī, m. , surnom : Cic. Phil. 11, 30 || ancien nom de lʼAventin : P. Fest. 148.
Murcus , L. Statius
A legate of Iulius Caesar, B.C. 48, and praetor 45. He went to Syria after his year of office expired, and after Caesar's death became an active supporter of the Republican party. Cassius appointed him praefect of the fleet. After the ruin of the Republican party at Philippi, in 42, Murcus went over to Sex. Pompey in Sicily. Here he was assassinated by Pompey's order at the instigation of his freedman Menas, whom Murcus had treated scornfully ( B. C. iii. 15; Dio Cass. xlviii. 19; Vell. Paterc. ii. 77).