Tacitus: Histories and Annals

Demetrius

Family: Roman · Role: Cynic philosopher · First appears: Histories IV.40-42

Histories IV.40-42

  • friends with Publius Celer (Demetrius defended Publius Celer.) “On the other hand, Demetrius, a professor of Cynic philosophy, earned discredit for defending an obvious criminal more for ostentatious motives than from honest conviction.”

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