Caius Melissus

Role: grammarian · First appears: Grammarians 21

Life events

• Caius Melissus was granted freedom.(Grammarians 21)
  • “his freedom was speedily given him”
• Caius Melissus became a favourite with Augustus.(Grammarians 21)
  • With: Augustus
  • “he even became a favourite with Augustus.”
• Augustus appointed Caius Melissus curator of the library.(Grammarians 21 · 📍 portico of Octavia)
  • With: Augustus
  • “By his appointment he was made curator of the library in the portico of Octavia”

Grammarians 21

• employer: Augustus “By his appointment he was made curator of the library in the portico of Octavia”
• friends with Mecaenas “Finding himself valued and treated as a friend, he preferred to continue in his state of servitude”

Also listed in Other Figures — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Made with Rho MD.