A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

80 PACIDII. PACORUS.
edition of Aristotle (1597). The first separate in the battle of Tegea, B.C. 46 (Hirt. P. AJr.
edition, with a Latin translation, was published 13, 78).
by J. Schegk, Paris, 1629, 12mo. M. PACI'LIUS, described by Cicero as " homo
6. rfapo)4paeLs ic r'a roe d'yio, ALeovvaeov To0 egens et levis," was the accuser of Sthenius before
ApeoraeytTrov eJpLqKO',uEYa, which the author wrote Verres (Cic. JTerr. ii. 38, 40). The Paciliala
at the suggestion of Athanasius, patriarch of domus, which Q. Cicero wished to purchase, must
Alexandria. Editions: Greek, by Gulielmus have belonged to a different Pacilius. (Cic. ad Altt.
Morellus, Paris, 1561; Greek and Latin, in the i. 14. ~ 7.)
two editions of the works of Dionysius Areopagita, PA'CILUS, a family name of the patrician
by Petrus Lansselius, Paris, 1615, fol., and by Furia gens.
B. Corderius, Antwerp, 1634, fol. 1. C. FURIUS PACILUS FUSUS, consul B. C. 441
7. De Processione Spiritus Sancti, in Leo Allatius, with M'. Papirius Crassus (Liv. iv. 12). He was
Graecia Orthodoxa; a short treatise. censor B. C. 435 with M. Geganius Macerinus:
8.'EKePpaaeS TOO A'uovercrVos s, a description the events of his censorship are given under MACEof the column erected by Justinian the Great in RINUS, No. 3. (Liv. iv. 22, 24, ix. 33, 31.) lie
commemoration of his victories over the Persians, was one of the consular tribunes in B. C. 426, and
in the church of St. Sophia in Constantinople. It was unsuccessful in a battle against the Veientilles
was published by Boivin in his Notes to Nice- (Liv. iv. 31).
phorus Gregoras. 2. C. FuRIUS PACILUS, son of the precediing,
9. Several minor works. was consul B. C. 412 with Q. Fabius Vibula-us
(Leo Allatius, Diatriba de Georgiis; Hankius, Ambustus (Liv. iv. 52).
Script. Byzant.; Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vol. vii. 3. C. FURIus C. F. C. N. PACILUS (Fasti Capit.),
p. 775, &c.) [W. P.] was consul B. C. 251 with L. Caecilius AMetellus ill
PACIACUS, L. JU'NIUS, served under the first Punic war. The history of their conCaesar in the Spanish war, B. C. 45, and was sent sulship is given under METELLUS, No. 1.
by Caesar with six cohorts and some cavalry to PACONIA'NUS, SE'XTIUS, one of the bold
strengthen Ulia, which was besieged by Cn. Pom- and unscrupulous agents of Sejanus, was invol\ved
pey. (Auct. B. Hisp. 3; Cic. ad Farn. vi. 18, ad is the fall of his master, to the great joy of the
Att. xii. 2.) Paciacus, which Drumann preserves senators, whose secrets he had frequently betray ed.
(Gesch. Roms, vol. iv. p. 52), is hardly a Roman He was sentenced to death in A. D. 32, unless hle
name. Orelli reads Paciaec2zs, which is preferable; gave information; but in consequence of his doing
but it may perhaps be Pacianus, a name which so, the sentence was not carried into execution.
occurs elsewhere sometimes with one c and some- He remained in prison till A. D. 35, in which year
times with two. [PAccIANUS, PAcIANUS.] lie was strangled on account of his having written
PACIACUS, VI'BIUS, sheltered M. Crassus some libellous verses against Tiberius while in
in Spain, when he fled thither to escape the pro- confinement. (Tac. Ann. vi. 3, 4, 39.)
scription of Marius and Cinna. (Plut. Crass. 4.) PACO'NIU'S... M. PACONIUS, a Roman
In this name also. as in that of Junius Paciacus, eques, violently deprived of his property by the
we ought perhaps to read Pacianus. tribune Clodius. (Cic. pro Aitil. 27.)
PACIAECUS. [PACIACUS.] 2. PAcoNIUS, described by Cicero as some MyPACIA'NUS, bishop of Barcelona, in Spain, sian or Phrygian, who complained of Q. Cicero
flourished A. D. 370, and died at an advanced age, (Cic. ad Qu. Fr. i. 1. ~ 6). Perhaps we ought to
iunder Theodosius. Jerome describes him (de Vir. read Paeonius.
llustr. p. 192, Francf. 1684) as renowned for his 3. M. PACONIUS, a legatus of Silanus, proconsul
chastity and eloquence, and says that he wrote of Asia, was one of his accusers in A. D. 22. Paseveral works, of which he expressly mentions conius was afterwards put to death by Tiberius
those against the Novatians, and one entitled cEpq s. on a charge of treason. He was the father of PaA work of Pacianus against the Novatians is still conius Agrippinus. (Tac. Ann. iii. 67; Suet. Tib.
extant, in the form of three letters addressed to a 61.)
Novatian of the name of Sempronius. The work 4. PACONiUs AGItIPPINUS. LAGRIPPINJS, P.
called by Jerome KepGos, that is cerveus, for tihe 82, a.]
former has by some accident got into the text from PA'CORUS (IIdcopos), a common Parthian
the Greek version, is no longer extant; but Pa- namie.
cianus tells us, in a treatise of his which has come 1. The son of Orodes I. (Arsaces XIV.), kinge
down to us, and which is entitled Paraeneesis sire of Parthia. His history is given under AlrsAces
Ezxhortatorius Libellzs (ld Poenileltiam, that lie had XIV., p. 356.
written a book called Cervulzus. We also possess a 2. A contemporary of Pacorus, the soin of Orodcs
work of Pacianus on Baptism, intended for the use [No. 1], was one of the royal cup-bearers. After
of catechumens. The works of Pacianius have Pacorols, the son of Orodes, had conquered Saxa,
been published by Tilius, Paris, 15383; by Palulus Antony's quaestor (B. c. 40), and had overruni a
Manutius, Rome, 1564; and in the Bibl. JPatr. great part of Syria, Antigon-s, the son of AristoMaximn. vol. iv. pp. 305-319. bulus, applied to him for help to restore him to the
Pacianus had a son, Flavius Dexter, a friend of Jewish throne. This request was il1mmediately
Jerome, who dedicated to him his work, De Viris complied with; and Pacorus, the cup-bearer, was
llustribus. [FLVIUvs, p. 174, b.] sent with a large force against Jerusalem. The
PACIDEIANUS, a gladiator mentioned in a city surrendered: IHyrcanus and Phasa'l were taken
passage of Lucilius, which is quoted or referred prisoners, and Herod fled to Rome. (Joseph. Atigq.
to more than once by Cicero (Opt. gen. orat. 6, xiv. 13, B. Jud. i. 13; comp. HYRCANUS. p. 544.
Tuscul. iv. 21, ad Qe2. FT. iii. 4. ~ 2). b.) Dion Cassius, who makes no mention of PaPACI'DII, two generals of the Pompeian party corus, the cup-bearer, attributes this expedition to
in Africa under Metel'us Scipio, one of whom fell the son of Orodes (xlviii. 26); and Tacitus in liKe