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Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus
Messalla Corvinus
also: Messalla
Distinguished orator, soldier, and literary patron, father of Messalinus and Cotta Maximus; Ovid recalls him as the patron of his early career.
Ovid Entireperson
Messalla Corvinus
also: Messalla
Distinguished orator, soldier, and literary patron, father of Messalinus and Cotta Maximus; Ovid recalls him as the patron of his early career.