Roman — Minor Figures
8 figures from Pausanias' Description of Greece who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.
Claudius
emperor · first appears Book 9 · Chapter 27
- Book 9 · Chapter 27 · with Eros “though it was restored by Claudius to Thespia”
Gaius
emperor · first appears Book 9 · Chapter 27
- Book 9 · Chapter 27 · with Eros “This statue of Eros was removed first by the Roman Emperor Gaius”
Antony
leader · first appears Book 8 · Chapter 8
- Book 8 · Chapter 8 · enemies with Augustus “when Augustus was about to fight the sea fight off the promontory of Apollo at Actium, the Mantineans fought on his side, though the rest of the Arcadians took part with Antony”
Cæsar
founder of modern Corinth · first appears Book 2 · Chapter 3
- Book 2 · Chapter 3 · with Augustus “Octavia, the sister of Augustus, who was Emperor of the Romans after Cæsar, the founder of modern Corinth.”
- Book 3 · Chapter 11 · child: Augustus “the other to Augustus his adopted son”
Octavia
sister of Augustus · first appears Book 2 · Chapter 3
- Book 2 · Chapter 3 · siblings with Augustus “Octavia, the sister of Augustus”
Vespasian
emperor · first appears Book 7 · Chapter 17
- Book 7 · Chapter 17 · with Nero “For in the reign of Vespasian, who succeeded Nero, it suffered from intestine discord”
Cicero
writer · first appears Book 6 · Chapter 26
- Book 6 · Chapter 26 · with Attico “The best illustration is Cicero ad Fam. vii. 29. ‘Noli hanc epistolam Attico ostendere: sine eum errare et putare me virum bonum esse nec solere duo parietes de eadem fidelia dealbare.’”
Attico
historical figure · first appears Book 6 · Chapter 26
- Book 6 · Chapter 26 · with Cicero “The best illustration is Cicero ad Fam. vii. 29. ‘Noli hanc epistolam Attico ostendere: sine eum errare et putare me virum bonum esse nec solere duo parietes de eadem fidelia dealbare.’”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.