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Calvena

Calvena · m

a nickname of the bald-headed Matius

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What it meant

Calvēna — Lewis & Short

Calvēna, ae, m.calvus,

I a nickname of the bald-headed Matius, a friend of Cœsar, Cic. Att. 14, 5, 1; 14, 9, 3; 16, 11, 1 (so id. ib. 14, 2, 2, the name Madarus = madaro/s, bald).

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Where it came from

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