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Metĭus or Mettĭus (also Mettus ), i, m.,
I.an Italian proper name.
I. Metius (Mettius) Curtius, a Sabine chief, Liv. 1, 12 fin.; Varr. L. L. 5, § 149 Müll.—
II. Metius Fufetius (acc. to others, Mettus Fufetius), an Alban general, who was put to death by the command of Tullus Hostilius, Liv. 1, 23 sq.; Verg. A. 8, 642; Flor. 1, 3, 8.—In gen. sing.: Mettoi Fubettoi, Enn. ap. Quint. 1, 5, 12 (Ann. v. 129 Vahl.; Halm, Mettoeo Fufettioeo).—
III. M. Metius, a friend of Ariovistus, Caes. B. G. 1, 47; 1, 53 fin.
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    • Caesar, Gallic War, 1.47
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 8.642
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 12
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 23
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 5.12
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