:
This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation. • Manius Curius, grandfather of the consul of 290. • Manius Curius M'. f., father of the consul of 290. •
Manius Curius M'. f. M'. n. Dentatus,
consul in 290 BC, he
triumphed over both the
Samnites and the
Sabines in the same year. He was consul again in 275 and 274, and
censor in 272. • Manius Curius (M'. n.),
tribune of the plebs in 199 BC, he and his colleague, Marcus Fulvius, opposed the candidacy of
Titus Quinctius Flamininus for the consulship, as Quinctius had held no
curule office above that of
quaestor. • Manius Curius, party to a lawsuit concerning an inheritance, shortly before 91 BC. Curius was represented by
Lucius Licinius Crassus, and his opponent by
Quintus Mucius Scaevola. The trial attracted great attention because of the two eminent men who conducted it. • Manius Curius, a friend of
Cicero, who was quaestor
urbanus in 61 BC, and
tribunus plebis in 58. Somewhat later he was governor of a province with the title of
proconsul. • Manius Curius, another intimate friend of Cicero, who had known him from childhood, and described him as one of the kindest of men. He lived for several years at
Patrae, where he was a negotiator, and was recommended by Cicero to Servius Sulpicius and Auctus, two governors of
Achaia. • Manius Curius, appointed
judex by
Marcus Antonius in 44 BC, despite his notoriety as a gambler. • Gaius Curius, a man of
equestrian rank, and brother-in-law of
Gaius Rabirius, he was a farmer of the public revenue, by which he acquired great wealth, which he then spent with great kindness and benevolence. He was once accused of embezzling public money, but was honourably acquitted. • Gaius Curius C. f., afterwards
Gaius Rabirius Postumus, nephew of Gaius Rabirius, by whom he was adopted. Cicero successfully defended him against a senatorial accusation. •
Quintus Curius, a
Roman senator, who had once held the office of quaestor, and came forward as a candidate for the consulship in 64 BC. His poor reputation and notoriety as a gambler led him to lose the election and be ejected from the senate. He was a friend of
Catiline and a participant in his conspiracy, but betrayed the secret to his mistress, Fulvia, through whom it became known to Cicero. It is unknown whether he perished during the suppression of the conspiracy. • Curius, attempted to betray
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus in
Bithynia, but paid with his life. Possibly the same as Quintus Curius, the former senator. • Vibius Curius, a commander of the cavalry in Caesar's army, when he commenced the war against
Pompeius in Italy. Several of Pompeius' generals at the time deserted to Curius. • Curius Fortunatianus, said by
Julius Capitolinus to have composed a history of the reigns of
Maximinus Thrax and
Balbinus. • Curius Fortunatianus, a Roman lawyer, about the middle of the fifth century. He wrote a compendium of technical rhetoric from Greek and Latin authorities under the title,
Curii Fortunatiani Consulti Artis Rhetoricae Scholicae Libri tres, once highly regarded as both comprehensive and concise. It was quoted by
Cassiodorus. ==See also==