C. Julius Hyginus

Also known as: Julius Hyginus · Family: Julio-Claudian · Role: freedman of Augustus; grammarian · First appears: Grammarians 20

Life events

• C. Julius Hyginus became a freedman of Augustus.(Grammarians 20)
  • With: Augustus
  • “C. JULIUS HYGINUS, a freedman of Augustus”
• C. Julius Hyginus took charge of the Palatine library.(Grammarians 20 · 📍 Palatine library)
  • “He had the charge of the Palatine library”
• C. Julius Hyginus died very poor.(Grammarians 20)
  • “Hyginus died very poor”
• Caius Licinius supported C. Julius Hyginus throughout his life.(Grammarians 20)
  • With: Caius Licinius
  • “was supported by his liberality as long as he lived”
• Julius Modestus became a freedman of C. Julius Hyginus.(Grammarians 20)
  • With: Julius Modestus
  • “Julius Modestus, who was a freedman of Hyginus”

Grammarians 20

• patron: Augustus “C. JULIUS HYGINUS, a freedman of Augustus, was a native of Spain”
• friends with Ovid “he was one of the most intimate friends of the poet Ovid”
• friends with Caius Licinius “and of Caius Licinius, the historian, a man of consular rank”
• patron: Caius Licinius “who has related that Hyginus died very poor, and was supported by his liberality as long as he lived”
• protégé: Julius Modestus “Julius Modestus, who was a freedman of Hyginus”

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