Lucan

Family: Roman · Role: poet · First appears: Persius

Persius

with Aulus Persius Flaccus (Persius was introduced to Lucan.) “Through Cornutus he was introduced to Annaeus, as well as to Lucan, who was of his own age, and also a disciple of Cornutus.”
mentor: Annaeus Cornutus “Lucan, who was of his own age, and also a disciple of Cornutus.”
admired: Aulus Persius Flaccus “Lucan was so delighted with the writings of Persius Flaccus, that he could scarcely refrain from giving loud tokens of applause while the author was reciting them, and declared that they had the true spirit of poetry.”

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