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Praecia

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'''Praecia''' (fl. 73 BC) was a Roman courtesan, famed for her influence within Roman politics. <ref> Anise K. Strong: ''[https://ift.tt/2GpIZee Prostitutes and Matrons in the Roman World]'' </ref>

She was active as a professional high cass courtesan in Rome. She was known for her wide net of high profile clients among the political elite, and for using her contacts to benefit the political careers of her clients, which made her a popular and valauble figure in contemporary political life. A known example of her activity was when she was asked by her client [[Lucullus]] to ask her other client [[Cornelius Cethegus]] appoint Lucullus governor Cilicia, a task she perform successfully.

==See also==
* [[Volumnia Cytheris]]

==References==


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[[Category:1st-century BC Roman women]]
[[Category:Courtesans of antiquity]]


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