Bassus, i, m., a family cognomen; e. g.
I A poet , a friend of Martial , Mart. 3, 76, 1 al.—
II Q. Caecilius Bassus, quaestor A. U. C. 695, Cic. Phil. 11, 13, 32; id. Att. 2, 9, 1; 14, 9, 3; id. Fam. 11, 1, 4; 12, 18, 1.—
III Lucilius Bassus, Cic. Att. 12, 5, 2.